Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

Set in the remote highlands of Toraja, the story follows a noblewoman who keeps the preserved body of her adult son.

A woman sits at the corner of a cafe, always accompanied by a cup of coffee, a rifle and a male dead body resting beside her.

Agnes appears to be out of control. Her father is seldom at home while her stepmother is afraid of her. At school, she dares to confront teachers whom she considers as no good. A young teacher, Wing Ganda, tries to understand her and shows her how to use her talent. His effort is fruitful but Agnes falls in love with him. Wing tries to avoid her. When another young man attempts to approach Agnes, she makes a fool out of him. Agnes has to deal with the fact that she cannot conquer everything. Wing is unconquerable and her stepmother secretly cares about her very much. This was one of the more insightful teenage films that understood teenage psychology and was also optmistic in a realistic way.

Madrim, a porter, feels that he is the most unfortunate man on earth. His friend, Kadir, a mushola (an Islamic prayer place) keeper suggests that he pray diligently. Madrim follows this advice but his fate does not change. Madrim then thinks of robbery. In his prayers, he threatens God that if his wish is not fulfilled within three days, he will turn to the devil. On the third day, lightning strikes Madrim and he falls unconscious.

In a swimming club, Farel tries to cover his abdominal hair by wearing a one-piece swimsuit. However, everything changes when Brian discovers Farel's secret and bullies him.

After witnessing a child's death during a violent clash, a former soccer player launches a youth team to help local kids avoid further bloodshed.

In a fishing village, The employees of Uma de Raffa, a nearly bankrupt resort, are getting anxious. However, a visit from the resort investor brings new hope. The situation suddenly gets complicated when said investor instantly dies from a heart attack.

Armand graduated with honors three years ago, yet he still hasn’t been able to find a job. His misery deepens when Amelia, the woman he loves, leaves him. But fate takes a different turn when he encounters a mysterious man who forces him to face a difficult choice — because stepping back or stopping would mean destruction.

A teenage girl who has a high interest in local culture, one day she visited a museum which turned out to be empty. However, because of her efforts and creativity of culture-loving teenager, the museum suddenly turned into the busiest place in just one day.

The Sequel of Gundala (2019)

Jody, who likes older women, joins forces with Kang Sono, a broker for "marriage by contract". The result is a comic sensation just like Kawin Kontrak (the prequel) that is funnier, more exciting and crazier. The Pakelonan village is ready to receive the "love warriors" from the big city. The girls are prettier, more skillful and more materialistic. Plus there is a "steamy" bonus from Teh Euis. But there are always obstacles to love. There is the fearsome Boss Maung who applies a military system to run his business. This makes one of the wife candidates, who is most expensive and beautiful, to run away, and seek protection from Teh Euis, who comes bringing a miracle.

This film was released on, June 20, 2013 the day before 52nd birthday of Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, June 21, 2013, which coincides with the 486th anniversary of Jakarta City. Which tells of a carpenter's son named Joko Widodo, who lived in a small home side of river-banks. Childhood are far from sufficient. But it did not dampen the spirit of children's village duck egg hunter to continue school to higher education. His love of Rock music which persisted until the time he became a great leader of Indonesia future, as was able to motivate the spirit of life. Love story with Iriana, a simple girl, His sister school friend became encouragement's future leader to face various challenges.

A story of a Japanese soldier in times of the Japanese defeat in World War II who tries to accomplish the promise of his country: Asias independence from the West

Tania, an Indonesian student in Korea, experiences mysterious hallucinations and terrifying encounters. She meets Min Yong, a restless spirit and alleged victim of assault. As she tries to help, the terror intensifies, making her life increasingly unbearable.

Two Indonesian citizens, members of a drug syndicate based in New York, leak some information to Indonesian police that Ben Murphy, a syndicate member, is now inspecting cannabis fields on the northern Borneo border. The police immediately arrest Ben Murphy, and try to get some information out of him. Ben runs away and meets Cindy Jackson, who wants revenge for the death of her lover. The police succeed in destroying the cannabis fields and the syndicate. Cindy gets involved romantically with a policeman while Ben goes with a hunter girl in the forests of Borneo.

Dinda just wants to be happy, but often reality does not match expectations. But now he meets someone who makes him realize: good love is not always full of wounds. A sense of calm that is not restrained, maturity that is not excessive and still gives freedom to every childish nature.

On a deserted beach, Urip, a debt collector, visits a food stall run by Ambar. Urip ordered a plate of pecel that reminds him of a tragedy that happened a week ago. At that time, he and his brother Darto went to the stall, which was still being managed by Ambar’s mother, Mak Sati. They argued about how Mak Sati should pay her debts. Talks about debt heated up and resulted in a riot.

A psychopathic and brutal Indonesian despot terrorizes and exploits the rural population. The cruel warlord demands sacrifices from the villagers, slaughtering them when they don’t meet his demands.

Amidst an economic crisis and an online gambling addiction, Rahman finds himself in a predicament that changes his life forever. While fleeing the consequences of his actions, he is trapped by an unexpected person.

Bunga, Kejora, and Arian live on the banks of the Martapura river, Banjarmasin. They have ideals that are held hostage by the wishes and hopes of their parents. Arian, whose father was a kuriding artist, did not want his son to inherit his skills in playing kuriding. Kejora, who dreams of becoming a doctor, is opposed by his father, who is traumatized by a doctor who is thought to have killed his wife during childbirth. Bunga never developed her dancing talent in front of her well-off parents. Diagnosed at birth with cerebral palsy, Bunga's parents killed Bunga's dream of becoming a dancer. Luckily, the three of them met Teacher Sheila who guided them to realize their dreams.

Udin and his friends, Jeki, Ucup, and Inong welcome the new girl, Suri, who suffers from brain cancer. Together they solved various problems ranging from bullying, suicide attempts, and mental stress.

Three young men vacationing in Bangkok, Thailand meet a Thai woman who ends up dead the next morning. Upon returning to the states, the men are haunted by the vengeful spirit of the woman.

Monos, Rojali, Ade, Andra, Adit, Dindin, James, and Omen are students who are crazy, ignorant, but cool in music and are members of the OM Pancaran Sinar Petromaks (PSP). They are always agree in all matters, but in romance they make bets, as do Rojali, Monos and Ade. Ade has fallen in love with Fatima, a beautiful and sexy boarding house nanny. Dindin, Andra, and Adit are the trouble maker. They like to make pranks on campus so they are subject to sanctions for dropping out. They are shocked by the case of robber. This case developes into a hoax, which involved their college friends. Omen and James are moved to investigate this case with the help of PSP friends.

After several years of being in relationship, Yusuf knew at what point he had to be brave to take his relationship to the next level with Zulaikha. Their love is pure and sincere and both hope this will become a solid foundation for both of them in the future. But the future is indeed unpredictable. Their love is hindered by caste differences. Zulaikha, who is descended from Bugis aristocrats, is not allowed to marry Yusuf, who, although he is well off, is from the common people of Makassar. History repeated itself because in the past, Yusuf's father, Dirham faced a similar polemic. Unlike his father, Yusuf was bolder against custom. He chose to fight for his love and asked Zulaikha to run with him.

Miko plans to break up, chase new experiences, and take the stage for his stand-up debut. But when his act goes off the rails, he turns to a box of mementos from 21 past crushes to prove that love is nothing but a joke.

7 Hati follows the story of seven women who are unknowingly interconnected. The lead character, Kartini (Jajang C. Noer), is a 45-year-old obstetrician who finds herself increasingly sympathetic with her patients. These patients include Ratna (Intan Kieflie), a hijab-wearing woman who is pregnant for the first time; Rara (Tamara Tyasmara), Ratna's 14-year-old sister; Yanti (Happy Salma), a prostitute; Lili (Olga Lydia), a pregnant Chinese Indonesian woman; and Lastri (Radia), an obese woman.

In the turbulent final years of Indonesia's New Order, 1998, a generation of young idealists risked everything for the dream of freedom. Among them is Biru Laut, a university student whose passion for justice and belief in democracy draws him into a secret circle of activists known as the Winatra group. The story follows the disappearance of Biru Laut and the subsequent search for him and other student activists by his family, particularly his younger sister Asmara Jati, revealing a dark period of Indonesian history marked by violence and the struggle for democracy.

A woman battles against the constraints of a controlling patriarchal figure symbolised by a haunting mask. As she strives for freedom and dances to her own rhythm, the gripping visuals unfold a poignant tale of struggle and the inescapable influence of societal expectations.

Tiara and her boyfriend goes on holiday with their friends to Bride's Waterfall. The legend states that anyone who prays under the waterfall will fall in love and live happily ever after. However, the waterfall also holds a frightening secret.

Marcel, a teenager who lost his older brother who often taught him English, must fight to find a scholarship. However, turns out that his brother kept something behind to help Marcel pursue his dream.

An elderly choir group brings back erased violent history by singing songs that were written in prison and have been silenced for more than 50 years.

On a rooftop, A 40 year old man named Azra walks onto the rooftop with severe depression desperately finds a reason to stay alive, but his plan is cut short when he faces a teenager with the same goal.

A story of friendship between women who have a background and also the differences in age and their own personal twists. When Kartika Rahayu (Agni Pratistha) who was wounded and sad because after being left by the fiancée who canceled their marriage. Kartika who was called Tika before thought that she was a strong woman but could not face the problem of his life at this time. So her aunt (Ira Maya Sopha) can finally force Tika to get out of her wounds and sadness and advise Tika to move to her house in order to move on from her past. Tika and Anind finally meet new people in their lives. They meet and know Ken (Dhea Seto) a dancer as well as a college blogger and Baby (Alexandra Gottardo) a model for adult men's magazines that are the savages of a thick-kneed masher.

A grieving comedian was invited to a talk show, hoping to gain support from the audience. However, what follows is far from what he had hoped for.

After graduating from high school, Sukarsinah tries to try her luck in Jakarta by staying at her aunt's house. Here he began to suffer a tragic fate. When her aunt was hospitalized, Sukarsinah was raped by her own uncle, Surachman. This was not Surachman's first act. Previously he raped his maid, Isah. Running away from her aunt's house, Sukarsinah intends to become a photo model. He met a photographer who was actually a cold-blooded killer. In the hands of this photographer, Sukarsinah met death and her body was thrown into the lake.

An evil force has reappeared, hungry for power and seeking to defeat the power of faith. Who is he?

Tintus, a sailor who works on an offshore oilrig, sees a beautiful mermaid in the middle of the ocean. He tells his friend Tigor who thinks that Tintus is just daydreaming about his girlfriend. Once ashore, a bitter reality awaits him.

Two souls: One seeks to know her life's true essence and the other is haunted by foreign sights of himself, as they both are influenced by an existence beyond human realm—whom continually oversees them across eras, trapping them in a game of time and the unknown.

Jati and Lastri form a traveling “dangdut” orchestra with a truck to survive among marginalized communities.

The older brother intended to replace the role of they mother who had just passed away, but this only made his younger brother hate him even more.

Kiki, a 9-year-old boy who loves Ultraman and watches it every day as a way to escape his less harmonious family life. He has a deep-seated trauma caused by his parents' constant arguments, which leads him to visualize their fights as epic battles between Ultraman and the monster, reflecting his inner turmoil.

When novelist Tiana falls in love with a visually impaired Harun on her 30th birthday, little she knew that her childhood friend, Arie, now an established surgeon, was going to propose to her on the same day. What unfolds thereafter is three humans beings endeavor to redefine love and human disability.

Ulin, a beautiful girl from Kalimantan, dreams of being a singer, and is brought to Jakarta by a fake talent hunter. Ulin is forced to be a street prostitute until she meets Bert, a young successful executive, and they fall in love. But their vastly different backgrounds are hurdles to their relationship.

Peter, his wife Jenny, their daughter Lisa, and her lover Michael are preparing for a long weekend. They plan to camp in a remote and deserted area outside Jakarta. In the journey, an accident happens. Because they are in the middle of a deserted forest and rain would come down they try to find a place to shelter and find a house where a child who is inhabiting the house had died and then revived through a ritual.

Pelangi, a girl over 17 years old, turns out her life is monochrome, not as beautiful as her name. She has a friend named Dian who also brings a new person into Pelangi's life, namely Rey. One day, everything changed

Realistic fairy-tale about conflicts between the traditional society on an Indonesian island and the modern world.

An evil wizard unleashes a legion of worms on an innocent village. These worms can burrow into the skin and take control of the person. Later in the film, the infected people become sex-crazed zombies and then an army to help protect the evil magician from a good wizard.

The movie takes place in a village near the Borobudur Temple in the Central Java. The village people make their living by digging up stones and carving them. Amat (Adadiri Tanpalang), a ten-year-old boy is an intelligent and mature boy who helps his mute father with stone carving. One day, his teacher requests him to participate in a stone carving competition. He never finishes it; instead his father does it for him. He wins but he returns the prize to the school because he felt that he doesn’t deserve it. He claims that his father is the one who finished the statue for competition for him. While his friend, Siti (Acintyaswati Widianing) is the one who sent the stone carving to the competition.

A kung-fu master hunts down the villain who killed his mother.

Mas Gagah was changed. After went to Ternate for his assignment suddenly he changed drastically. His sister, Gita Ayu can't accept this. She thought Mas Gagah is a new person who totally different from the previous one.

Indra and Bayu, dream of becoming motorcycle racers. So they compete in an illegal street race and fight a rival motorcycle gang that almost claims their lives. But when their dream is about to be achieved, Indra and Bayu are faced with two difficult choices.

A single mother, who works as a school uniform seamstress. One day, she's forced to cover up her child's hit-and-run case whilst becoming the primary refuge for her child.

Mey is a content creator who casually bought a Ouija board from an online store and contacted several spirits. Then she tried to contact her late mother and at first it went smoothly. However, suddenly various strange and unnatural things started to happen. Is it really Mey's mother?

A heartbroken man gets a boost of new (but familiar) feelings when his buddies ask a woman who runs a motivational agency to pull him out of a slump.

A lonesome marine student receives strength from the freshwater realm to seek revenge against his rivals.

If cinema symbolized progress in the 20* century, the railway delivered it. Tropenkolder explores the entanglement between phantom ride films - shot with cameras mounted on moving trains to document the landscape - and the 1923 railway workers strike in Java.

Attraction at first sight, makes Hendrawansyah (Sophan Sophian) continue to pursue Maryani (Widyawati). He did not back down even though he later found out that his girlfriend was a prostitute, even when he had to face shame in front of respectable people and his father, Datuk Sulaiman (Kusno Sudjarwadi).

Indah, a cheerful high school student suddenly became gloomy every night because she terrorized by supernatural beings.

The film tells the story of Fitria, the symbol of Indonesian women who are beautiful, subtle, humble, simple and very flexible in all respects. She always obeys her parents and her husband... and this is where all the problems arise as Fitria finds herself being maddened by what society expects her to be.