Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

Rainang tries to terrorize a corrupt village leader, Ciming, so that he would resign. But Marsan accidentally kills Ciming. As team leader, Rainang is willing to take responsibility (punishment by exile) while Marsan is appointed as the new village leader and Rausin (Rainang’s son) is sent to the Islamic boarding school. When Rausin returns to Kemayoran, the village leader, Marsan, is now a corrupt man. The Dutch reprimand him as the villagers no longer want to sell rice to them. The village leader then assigns Beureum, an assassin, to get rid of Rausin. But Toha and Cicih, the female warrior, support him. Rainang, who is thought to have passed away, appears and intervenes, and in the end, kills Marsan.

After the successful raid on Dutch Army's Supply Convoy, Amir, Thomas, Dayan, and Marius immediately found the General Soedirman's Headquarter deep in the forest. And with the experienced the got, they've been recruited into the elite unit under command of the explosive yet wise soldier, Sergeant Yanto. Captain Amir then replace Yanto's position as the unit leader. Their first mission, to crippled the the dutch army's airfield construction. Whatever the cost, whatever the risk.

A search for the identity of a student named Fathiyah about redefining the values ​​of nationalism on Independence Day. On her way, she encounters many challenges that disagree with her way of thinking, can she overcome them?

When they're not romancing their girls, the Warkop comedy trio forms a team to help people in need, which includes solving a child kidnapping case and finding themselves facing off against ghosts and the kuntilanak (the Indonesian version of a banshee).

Pressured by their peers, teen couple Raskal and Ole decide to have sex for the first time, resulting in a clearly unexpected pregnancy. These high schoolers tried to make it on their own with the support from a gang of misfits.

A woman floats an invite to three different men to serve as her date at her ex-boyfriend's wedding, but things get weird when they all show up.

Tuyul reimagines the story of the Indonesian urban mythical spirit. Young couple Daniel and Mia move into Mia's recently deceased mother's old house to save up money before the birth of their first child. After cleaning up one of the rooms, Daniel finds a bottle hidden mysteriously underneath the broken wooden floor. The empty bottle might be home to a creature that could potentially put Daniel, Mia, and their unborn child in danger.

The title may evoke images of gleeful, destructive anarchism, but "smashing" here signals a relationship between people and official city statues that is friendly, jovial, even a little melancholic.

Tji and Ing are grandparents who lived happily in the old days. One day, Ing said that she was afraid if someday, one of them can not wake up anymore.

After Imah died suddenly, Nawawi became head of the household trying to fill the void left by Imah in taking care of her two children, Dinar and Adi. However, Nawawi's efforts were not easy because those who felt the shock of loss Imah is not only her two children, but also herself, so all three are already there getting used to depending on Imah's figure becomes difficult in living his daily life.

The angel whose job is to accompany human repentance before death, fell in love for the first time. Is he willing to give up his immortality for the sake of a love that is said to be eternal?

A playboy's encounter with a woman in the National Library's elevator gets complicated. His invitation to the next meeting was accepted with the riddle she gave him. The answer to the riddle is the time and place of their next meeting.

The story of young Taufiq Kiemas. Inspired by Soekarno's ideology, he decides to become a nationalist.

Miranti is left a widow after her pilot husband dies in an accident. She forces herself to work independently, despite feeling alienated. She soon learns that her brother-in-law Dimas cares greatly for her. Miranti ultimately realises that his feelings are more than just pity, and the two can unite.

Gede Robi, vocalist of Navicula, Tiza Mafira, lawyer from Jakarta & Prigi Arisandi, biologist & river guard from East Java in tracing plastic waste whose tracks have infiltrated the food chain & its impact on human health.

When Bajuri inherits money, problems arise. His mother-in-law, Emak continually demands that Bajuri buy things for her, while his wife, Oneng begins to believe that Bajuri is having an affair while others scheme to steal his money.

A Javanese mother has to struggle to lead their children against a complex confusion of their age. Unfortunately, the mother realized that actually, her children are trying to lead her too.

The story of Indonesia's fight for independence from the Dutch.

Andien, a masseuse, strives to fight for her dignity by standing up for herself when she experiences sexual harrasment. However, the responses from people around start to make her question her own beliefs.

When Alisa, a pretty village girl, has given up everything she owns to Bayu, her fiancée, he runs away to marry another girl, who is richer. She goes to Jakarta to find her childhood friend, Rachel, to forget Bayu. Then she meets Chiko, a street kid, whom she finds friendly but she is again disappointed. Chiko drugs her and sells Alisa to a rich man. Alisa now realizes that everything revolves around money so she becomes a cold-hearted prostitute, and changes her name to Jenny. Then she meets Michael, a man who loves her sincerely and he proposes to her without knowing her real profession.

A lost and disillusioned film director finds himself stuck in creative limbo. A way out presents itself in the form of a peculiar film project.

Raia, a famous writer struggling with writer's block, travels to New York to get inspired. There, she meets River and becomes entangled in a love story haunted by the past.

Farhan is in debt and then looks for ways to get money instantly. He was invited by his friend, Agung, to take part in a cock fight, uh sorry, a raptor fight.

A family goes on a road trip and sparks various conversations along the way in their car.

The story of the efforts of the military commanders of the Singosari Kingdom to prevent the influx of Khubilai Khan’s forces from Mongolia. Five well known warriors, Larang Jagad (Baron Hermanto), Banggokantera (Atin Martino), Kuda Merta (Luthi Tambayong), Galigo (Jack Maland) and Rangga Sakti, who are collectively known as the Five Tigers, or Lima Harimau Nusantara, are called in to help. They go to battle against Penyebar Racun (Risma Salmon), Jubah Merah (Arthur Kaunang) and Kodok Salju (Jabol Mora). The Five Tigers are so powerful that Khubilai Khan’s forces are beaten back and return to their homeland in defeat.

A nurse begins working at a retirement home and soon after the residents start turning up dead.

The continuation of this action story tells about the eradication of a syndicate that is based and manages crime from a luxury cruise ship, which functions as a gambling place, brothel, drug center, and counterfeit money printing. It is Indra Sanjata (Advent Bangun) and Ben Murphy (Warren Fleming) who work together to uncover the syndicate's activities, which have taken Ben's sister, Margie (Marintan Panjaitan) hostage.

Carries (Mentari de Marelle) dream to go to Verona, Juliet's city residence, has been answered. From childhood, Carrie had fallen in love with the story of Romeo and Juliet. Carrie believes, there must be a Romeo for her.

A happily married couple embarks on a journey in an effort to overcome a tragic loss—and rekindles their love for each other.

Taufan, a wealthy and famous YouTuber known for his controversial content, suddenly falls in love with Nadia, the devout and principled daughter of a religious leader (kiai), who adamantly rejects Taufan's request to remove her hijab for a video. Rather than being repulsed, Nadia's assertiveness intrigues Taufan, encouraging him to seriously pursue her despite their vastly different backgrounds. In an effort to win Nadia's heart and her father's blessing, Taufan embarks on an unexpected journey.

A handsome television producer, Roi Danisworo, is trapped inside an elevator with a beautiful young writer, Nata Adiswara. Instead of panicking, they are attracted to each other. Their accidental encounter leads to their growing curiosity. Renata is assisted by her best friend, and Roi gets Jimmy’s help. The latter even hires a shaman to learn about Renata, that provides some comic relief. Implicitly, the film suggests old-fashioned beliefs in fate and chance.

Alfi meets Alana, a new student at school. It turns out that they are in one class and sitting next to each other. Instead of getting along, they often argue because they both are stubborn.

A competition between black magicians Anggoro (Johny Indo) and Lestari (Suzanna) results in Lestari being banished into the woods with a broken body. After he brother's death, she becomes suicidal until she runs across Ki Jagasatru (Clift Sangra), who comes from the South Seas with a recipe for revenge.

Abby (Tifany Jane) and Ikke (Fiona Fachry) never suspected that their boarding house that was once safe and peaceful, suddenly became sinister. Every night, there are strange events that befall them. Cody (Indra Brotolaras), Ikke's boy friend, and DJ (Zaky Zimah), sweet but gullible guy, who often come to their boarding house, are also affected. One day Steff (Stefan William) came to see her boyfriend, Abby. Steff is a soap opera actress become a main attraction, especially for DJ who wants to be an artist. But it turns out Steff arrival was also disturbed.

In this Indonesian dramedy, high-schooler Rully’s whole life changes when he moves in with his mother in a remote village. His new school feels like a prison camp filled with thugs and bullies, and even an innocent crush on a beautiful girl leads him to more trouble than he can imagine.

An ordinary high school student with a blog teams up with his classmates to expose wrongdoing at his school — and soon finds his calling.

Santoso signs an agreement with Ghozal, a bandit, to blow up his own factory in order to get compensation from his insurance. The plan fails when Ghozal enters the factory and the security alarm rings. The security guards act promptly but Ghozal manages to escape. The pursuit of Ghozal becomes the core of the drama. As a copycat genre film, Ghozal even hijacks a helicopter and acts like a terrorist by finding hostages in a hospital. In the end, he is besieged by the police. A long negotiation occurs before he is killed.

In 1970s Indonesia, a devotee of the nation’s deposed ruler meets his idol’s reincarnation and receives His revelations - but at what cost?

Putro Purnama returned to his village after being discouraged from pursuing his hopes and dreams in the city. Determined to start a new life and dreams of revitalizing his family's land through natural farming methods. However, plans quickly resolve the resistance when his family's old rival challenges him to a prestigious farming competition. These battles can determine who will gain influence over the villagers. As Putro struggles to prove the value of sustainable natural farming, his journey becomes more complicated when he falls in love with Ratih, the owner of the village's chemical fertilizer and pesticide shop, the daughter of his family's rival. Caught between his ideals and feelings, Putro struggles to bring meaningful change to society while facing personal and social conflicts. His determination to improve the lives of those he loves is tested at every turn, forcing him to face challenges deeper than his dreams.

A man is compelled to utter his final words while being tightly bound by two white creatures preparing to execute him.

Adapted from the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, this movie depicts the story of Drupadi, the wife of five brothers known as the Pandawas.

Some youngsters cajole a couple of their friends to help in their attempt to make a documentary about a dancer who disappeared and was said to have been murdered, and whose body was never found. Rumors abound, causing much of the village where she lived to become deserted. After getting a lead from an oddball villager, they decide to break into the house which is said to be the site of the murder. What they find there is much more than they ever could have bargained for...

A woman who owns a homestay named Lily who tries to take her face from a beautiful woman named Levronka who was looking for an inn for him. Then, Lily tried to do a ritual to take her beautiful face, but Levronka managed to beat the woman to death. But when Lily who it turns out that the demonic figure that helped Lily then possessed Levronka's body and Levronka becomes the new demon's arm, for killing him, Lily who was previously an extension of the Devil.

Tells the story of Turah and Jadag who have optimism and hope to escape from the powerless life that Darso leads. Darso is a rich boss who controls Tirang village, so the people in Tirang village are afraid of Darso.

Alya, who was pregnant, often had nightmares and hallucinated seeing ghosts, which worried Randy, his wife. At the doctor's advice, he took his family on vacation to Villa 603. In the villa Alya could sleep well without experiencing the usual nightmares. But the calm was disturbed when Alya again hallucinated to see many apparitions at the villa and became hysterical. He urged her husband to leave the villa. On another occasion, their daughter Amanda was found in a state of shock after disappearing in the forest around the villa.

A dad who supposed to be the savior to his daughter turns out being a deep trauma. This is the story of a lonely teenagers who's living a horrible life after the death of her mother.

Elmo leaves his family after his father is found guilty of corruption. To make a living, Elmo must be a street fighter. Even though his life is wild, Elmo still goes to school because of Aprilia.

A high school girl is torn between two young men, each loving her in their own way.

Spanning the forests of Germany, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this layered essay in visual and political anthropology explores the diverse practices, tools, and motives behind timber exploitation

Three female students discusses existentialism while trapped in their classroom.

After the Japanese occupation, the Indonesian people began fighting for independence, culminating with the 1 March 1949 general attack on the Dutch-held capital at Yogyakarta, led by Suharto. Amidst this backdrop two families face their own, personal issues.

Cahyo and Diana are from different religions. Both of them want seriously continue their relationship and marry. Will their relationship work?

Kelvin and Mila are getting married. The situation get intense between them as they got into more and more quarrel over trivial things.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of everyday life, a family moves to their own separate rhythms—slowly drifting apart in a silence left unspoken.

From heartbreak to infatuation, the emotions of four distressed adults intertwine when fate unites them and complicates their lives in London.

Bebek Belur Indonesia is a comedy film released in 2010 directed by Adrianto Sinaga. The film stars among others by Torro Margens, Mario Irwinsyah, Rini Yulianti, Didi Petet, Slamet Rahardjo, and others.

Barokah (42) and Minah (47) have adjoining yards that they use as a shared space for drying laundry and keeping chickens. Minah's chickens often wander into Barokah's yard, causing a mess, especially when Barokah is preparing for her child's engagement event. Frustrated, Barokah decides to put up a fence to separate her backyard from Minah's.