Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

While searching for her missing sister, a college student experiences frightening dreams filled with other-worldly apparitions.

Four women, four cities, four unflinching stories—this powerful omnibus film weaves together the struggles of women across Indonesia, from a midwife battling corruption to a teenager caught in betrayal, a mother fighting for her child, and a widow facing the harsh truth of survival.

A documentary filmmaker team is haunted by a series of supernatural events while working on a documentary about the urban legend "Mama Minta Hotspot".

A family consisting of a father and son Is crushed by the economy due to a pandemic. The child wants a smart phone for online school.

Kylie (Indah Kalalo), a famous director. He lives with his fiance, Robby (Andreano Phillip), in an apartment in Jakarta. For the latest film specifically invited by the artist who is also the theme of Kuala Lumpur, Jenna (Aida Saskia). He was inspired by a favorite TV series that he watched every day. The series tells of a famous artist Patty (Angel Lelga) and her lover, Rocky and their best friend, Joena (Lia Ladysta, Trio Tigers). Unfortunately on the first night of Patty-Rocky wedding there was a bloody tragedy. Patty and the rest of the house were slaughtered, killed very cruelly. The only one who lives is Tommy, Patty's sister. But as a result he was accused of murder. Kylie didn't realize what had happened in her daily life had been described in the series. One by one the events leading several open facts make a mystery that must be solved. Tante Rose, long-time apartment resident, had warned Robby that he must be careful.

Set in Jakarta’s upper-middle-class milieu, the film tells the story of three young and stylish female friends, Lisa, Fanny, and Sandra. After a violent break-up with her boyfriend Jacky, Lisa gets involved in a same-sex relationship with Mirna, an older woman. When things go awry between the two, Lisa decides to go back to Jacky. In a fit of jealousy, Mirna attempts to kill Lisa, but luckily her friend Fanny saves the day. The film ends in highly dramatic fashion with Mirna stabbing Jacky to death and subsequently being sent to prison

Dono, Kasino and Indro (the Warkop Trio) live in a boarding house. Amusement starts when the flat owner, Aunt Sarah, goes on a date. Dono installs a microphone so that the conversation between Aunt Sarah and her date can be heard in every room. As a result, Aunt Sarah starts fighting with the three friends. Then Erna, Aunt Sarah’s niece, arrives for a visit. The three friends compete to attract her heart. One day, the three friends are invited to go with Erna to a nightclub. Inside they meet Aunt Sarah. To avoid conflict, the three friends disguise as women.

Drunk Story

In 1965, Indonesian artist Amrus Natalsya was one of the many artists arrested during the violent purge of communists and their sympathisers, after the failed coup by the September 30th Movement. Natalsya was released in 1973.

A conversation that starts with music and email, then ends with possibilities that change the relationship between two people from a 'mother-daughter' relationship into a 'female-male' relationship.

Indonesian tragi-drama about an ill-fated romance between two troubled teens; the female half stricken with terminal cancer. Though labeled a sequel, this is basically just a rehash of the first film from 1971, which itself was a rehash of the cheesy worldwide hit Love Story from just one year earlier. In case you haven't yet had your fill of seeing teens whining, suffering and dying, the first film was rehashed yet again in 1991 under the same title.

A mysterious app called "I Let You In" claims to connect users with spirits. After losing his lover to murder, Arya tries to find answers to his love's fate through the app, but it turns out the spirit he connects to isn't his lover's, but rather a malevolent entity exploiting Arya's grief to exact revenge.

A wife not into her husband's S&M games jumps ship and finds herself another lover.

An old diary containing dark secrets found by Naya, a novelist who has out of ideas for 3 years. This book is a good material for her latest novel, but something unexpected starts to happen.

Indonesia drama movie titled "A Song To The Lord" is a film that tells the story about a girl named Angel (Eriska Rein) and a famous singer named Gilang (Steven William). Angel is deaf, honest and have a genuine kindness. The beginning of the story begins when Angel met with Gilang, Gilang which was a vacuum at the loss of the inspiration of the music world for corruption-related cases that are befalling his father into growing inspiration to make a song Because of his encounter against Angel.

Set in the 1930s, and narrated like a ballad from the past, "The Tiger from Tjampa" tells of how a young man, Lukman, seeks to avenge his father’s murder by learning pencak silat, a traditional form of self defence, based on the movements of animals.

Somad and Biang Terona are sent by their master at Krakatau martial arts school to look for the rebellious student, Bodin, who is Somad’s real father. Bodin manages to marry the wife of a landlord and takes over the wealth but he becomes a dictator. His son, Tirta, also manages to displace Surya as inheritor of Bodin’s wealth. Surya is the son of Tirta’s mother with her previous husband. Finally, Biang Terona defeats Bodin, and Somad reveals that Bodin is his father. The film ends with the eruption of the Krakatau Volcano.

Asmara is already in love with Sanusi. But her father, Rasyid, accepts Sumantri’s proposal to marry Asmara with his son, Harun. Enraged by this match, Asmara says that she wants to be a mermaid and she runs away with Sanusi.

Danan, a former regent, and Drajat, a former governor, share a prison cell as both have been convicted of corruption. Their conflicting attitudes towards corruption create tension within their confined space.

Anne’s mixed Dutch – Javanese parentage causes her father to be banished by his family. After building his own plantation, Anne’s father dies in an accident when she was a child. When she turns 10, Jogja is in a crisis. Anne’s school is closed, and the company run by her Dutch mother has to be handed over to the locals. The plantation is taken over by Satrio’s father. Satrio is a friend of Anne. This change leads to the death of Anne's mother, so Anne moves to Solo and opens a successful batik business. Apparently Satrio secretly helps her by buying her batik as he is still in love with Anne. But he can’t pursue her as he is arranged to marry a princess from the Sultan’s palace. Anne finally learns of Satrio’s deeds, but she also has to bury her feelings, as she has lung cancer. She decides to give Satrio a piece of batik that she personally makes as the wedding present.

After being bitten by a cursed white snake, a model turns into a demon-possessed seductress who causes the death of anyone who sleeps with her.

As an adult, Ana is haunted by the shadows of her past, bravely sharing one of her most painful memories in a support group. Years earlier, Ana and her mother, Hawa, lived a life of relentless hardship inside a brothel. As a child, Ana loved her mother unconditionally, unaware of the cruel world around them. But as she grew older, the harsh truths of her environment began to surface, leaving her with painful questions and a fractured sense of trust. During a quiet visit to a church, Ana and Hawa met a mysterious figure who offered a glimmer of hope. For Hawa, it was a chance for peace and escape from suffering. For Ana, it stirred a storm of emotions, forcing her to confront her beliefs about faith, forgiveness, and the meaning of salvation. Now, as Ana navigates the delicate balance between past wounds and present struggles, she embarks on a soul-searching journey toward healing, redemption, and the courage to reclaim her life from the darkness that shaped it.

A triangular love story that doesn't usually happen in the lives of indigenous people, especially in Batak Land. There is an infinite moral message and makes us understand deeply the customs that apply in the area.

Rantai Bumi is a talisman that has a tremendous ability to give supernatural powers. The talisman is fought over by Hans and the evil mafia comprising Ki Lodaya, Ki Guntur Sewu, and Mas Adhi Kusuma. They compete against each other’s strength and superiority to win the talisman, held by Murti’s husband. Murti eventually transforms into Maya, Hans’ wife.

Julie and Tristan are lovers who are about to get married. Hoping to get a beautiful card reading, they end up receiving an awful reading from a Tarot card reader. According to the opened ...

A student has second thoughts about a sputtering relationship when a profound meeting with a devout tourist alters his outlook on life, love, and faith.

Nina, Cherry, Wynne, and Bulan reunite at the Nina's family's villa. The next day Nina disappeared and left a mystery for the three friends.

Anna, a horror novelist, found dead at her house after she recorded a ghostlike atmosphere in Jeruk Purut Cemetery. Her best friend, Airin whose dreamed to be a novelist then tries to trace the tragedy and made a novel of it. She walks around the cemetery with her two friends for seven times in hope to meet the famous spirit of Pasteur Jeruk Purut. Airin then haunted by mystical experience, even all her closest relatives had a mysterious accident. Will Airin stop her ambition to be a novelist for the sake of her family?

Like other Muslims, Emak, -a kind old lady, is eager to perform the pilgrimage (Haj). Unfortunately, she does not have the money to fulfill her wish. Her daily cake sales are not enough, and her widower son Zein, merely hawks his paintings around the neighborhood. Zein sees her persistence, and wants desperately to realize Emak’s wish. But the unfinished problems of his failed marriage, makes him feel helpless. Meanwhile, Emak’s wealthy neighbor has gone for the Haj (the major Mecca pilgrimage) many times, as well as the Umrah (or the minor Mecca pilgrimage).

A pickpocket who has been wanted by the police, trying to kill a friend who had cooperated with the police to take him to jail.

Secret intelligence group hires an extraordinary team of ten females to rescue hostage and inhabitants of an island of terrorists.

After his dreams of becoming a pro footballer are crushed, a young man discovers the joys of cooking through the owner of a struggling restaurant.

Rumi is a rebellious yet intelligent and creative Islamic boarding student. While on a pilgrimage, he is stunned by a group of Sufi dancers he sees. This admiration inspires him to go to Turkey to participate in a calligraphy festival.

"Her voice is so sexy. The woman's mouth is so great, her lips are red and wet. Every time I hear the sound of soap rubbing against my skin, I can't help but imagine a body that is so full and full. If only I hugged that body and threw it on the bed. If..." Before the husband had finished his sentence, his wife screamed so loudly that it could be heard throughout the alley. "Pleasengngngngng! My husband is fantasizing again! Pleasengngngngng!" It seems that without the sound of singing and the sound of people bathing, it is certain that the happiness of the households of the residents along the alley would be disturbed.

Galuh, a young man facing a life dilemma. He wants to marry his beloved, but torn between love and his responsibility to his mother, he must make an important decision that will change his life.

An eleven-year-old boy discovers the true meaning of silek (a martial art) when he meets a 60-year-old retired university teacher and former silek warrior that he is resolved to put an end to his feud with his competitors.

Topaz is a poor but honest teacher but the price of honesty keeps being bargained. First, Mursalin, the principal, considers that education can be bought. So Topaz is fired because a student’s parent complains about the child’s bad report card and Mursalin wants to have the numbers upgraded.

Jampang is against oppression in the Cemara village. He kills Frans when the latter tries to rape and kill Rabiah. Even Ibnu, his own brother, is not spared when he commits a crime.

The Quiet Beside Me

When she visits her childhood home, Uma is confronted with bad memories of her family. But it is there that the truth is revealed, and she begins to learn to make peace with her past.

Andri, a young boy from a modest family who is forced to bury his dreams due to relentless financial hardship. Eid al-Fitr, which should be a moment of joy and togetherness, instead becomes a bitter reflection of the gap he feels in every sense.

After a traumatic encounter, a young gay Egyptian joins the LGBT rights movement. When his safety is jeopardized, he must choose whether to stay in the country he loves or seek asylum elsewhere as a refugee. "Half a Life" is a timely story of activism and hope, set in the increasingly dangerous, oppressive, and unstable social climate of Egypt today.

Intertwined stories of Joko, a boxer, and Rum, the daughter of a general.

Balifilm was originally commissioned as a stage performance, created from diary images and sounds collected in 1990 and 1992 by Peter Mettler on the island of Bali. The soundtrack is a live recording of eight Gamelan musicians playing the bronze and wooden instruments of Indonesia during the projection of the film. balifilm is a personal, lyrical observation and expression of the creative pulse of an extraordinary culture.

A personal assistant in a Hindu ashram in Bali is torn between his charismatic Guru and an innocent recruit.

A docufiction that investigates alternative Indonesian histories through a rumination of colonial ruins, the role of technology, and the invisible power of indigenous ancestry.

Erlan Mario and Widi Kania decided to return to their grandfather's village after Maya suffered a fatal accident that left her paralyzed and frequently experiencing magical occurrences. Jabo came to pick up his three grandchildren along with Ruth to take them back to the village for Maya's healing. Jabo believed that Maya's illness was not an ordinary one, but a mystical disease that could only be cured by a shaman in a deserted village called Kampung Bekandang. Maya's healing by the shaman, however, brought about disaster and terror, threatening the lives of their family.

Aisyah had a harmonious long-distance marriage until she discovered her husband, Farid, was having an affair. Wounded and devastated, she was faced with the choice of staying or leaving. In the midst of despair, Aisyah turned to God for strength and guidance, though the path to forgiveness and family restoration was not easy.

Joko and Lastri marry young but they have difficulties in their intimate relationship. Joko used to be afraid of women in general, while Lastri is a tomboy girl.

Khairul Azzam, an Indonesian student in Egypt, has to support his family in his home country while focusing on his education. He tries to seek refuge and strength in God to help him through it all.

Wita, who came to Tanah Karo for cultural research, rented a horse from Pande. Their relationship then continued until Pande fell in love and misunderstood that Wita also returned his love. After being made aware by Wita and her friends, the embarrassed Pande finally agreed to return home. He gave Wita a Karo shawl when she returned to town.

As a child, Tura, witnessed thieves to rape and kill his mother. After he buried her mother in the back garden of his home, he takes care of himself until adulthood and became a florist like his mother was. Feeling guilty for not being able to help his mother when he was a kid, Tura become a hunter rapists. When Tura falls in love with Lily, a high class prostitute, will he be able to retain he seek of revenge against Lily's powerful clients? —PL

Before he was born, Nara, a doubtful soul, met his adult version of himself, where he became a autobiography writer. This conversation made them reflect for each other to find the true meaning of life.

In an effort to get his late father's signature recipe, Rindu is assisted by Rendi, his father's former sous-chef. Desperate, Rindu intends to quit, until Rendi becomes furious because he feels betrayed.

In a city divided by a wall, two brothers living outside the affluent Zone struggle to save their ill mother. While Dino seeks The Zone Work Permit for her treatment, Joni leads a rebellion against the wall. Their diverging paths and Joni’s tragic fate push Dino to confront the harsh realities of their world and fight for justice.

Three women who lives in a boarding house in Jakarta has to deal with a group of thugs who wants them out of their humble abode.