Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

“Badik” tells the story of two brothers, the children of a martial arts teacher in a remote part of Makassar, who follow different paths in life.

A group of kids agree to explore an abandon house in order to win a reality show contest, which requires them to prove that the stories of the evil Kuntilanak are real. They soon discover that the ghost is very much real when it appears from an old mirror and starts haunting them.

A surprise trip to Seoul reunites Dhea with an old flame, forcing her to face past feelings and question her current relationship.

A cafe waitress with dreams of stardom becomes an unexpected vigilante, fighting to save Batavia City from rampant crime.

Sri accepts a generous job offer and tasked to perform a cleansing ritual for Dela Atmojo, an unconscious girl who is suffering from the hex of 1000-days. The terror begins when her coworker neglects to finish the ritual. Failing to perform until the 1000th day will result in their demise.

After Mawar falls for her very first boyfriend, her friends' joy turns into suspicion as they realize he may not be who he seems.

A young woman's future is jeopardized by a secret arrangement that throws her life into chaos — but it may be the only way to save her family.

At a Bandung high school, charming and rebellious Dilan vies for the affections of shy new student Milea.

As violence erupts over accusations of black magic, a pesantren becomes the center of terror. As teachers and students are killed one by one, Satrio fights to survive and protect his parents—while uncovering the dark force behind the chaos.

A family drama between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law in a covid situation, where one of the family member detects a covid positive and how this family survives it.

An imprisoned activist must face the consequences of his decisions. This short film serves as an introduction to Leila S. Chudori's book of the same title.

76-year-old widower Encek convenes his children for a final dinner, unveiling concealed memoirs of love, loss and generational wounds before choosing the sea as his reunion place with his deceased wife.

Kris Ginting, the son of a migrant farmer from Tanah Karo, attempts to help his father hide a corpse found under mysterious circumstances in their family cornfield. However, their desperate efforts are soon discovered by local villagers.

Risa must have a normal life like other girl. Risa closes her sixth sense. She cannot see Peter and friends now but strange events starting to happen.

The lives of Jaipong dancers who persistently uphold tradition amidst economic pressures and changing times. Through their moving bodies and distinctive voices in traditional performing arts, these women dance not only for the stage but also to survive. Their voices, whether vocal expressions, soft utterances, or sinden singing, serve as the living spirit and "voice" that sustain and preserve their cultural heritage. An intimate portrait of resilience, steadfastness, and the voice in traditional arts that is gradually being marginalized.

A journalist, an archaeologist and a shaman team up to uncover the mystery of an ancient pyramid and discover a threat that defies human comprehension.

Because of an incident when they were in high school, members of the Bebas Gang were forced to separate. 23 years later, one of them is seriously ill and hopes to meet again one last time.

A woman seeks revenge on the men who raped her and murdered her husband.

The son of a veteran named Agus was faced with the shadow of his father's absence, so he grew up to be an undisciplined child. Until the veteran died and made his son follow in his father's footsteps to enter the military world.

It begins with a married couple, Putra and Sandra, originally from Jakarta, who decide to move to Bali. They leave their busy lives in Jakarta so his wife can get pregnant. However, unfortunately, the Leak magic rises and terrorizes them. The Leak magic originates from a talisman the wife carries, and they receive spiritual help to end the Leak terror.

Returning home after their honeymoon, a couple find themselves haunted by a disembodied head seeking its missing body.

Kelas Bintang is back with this pack of drama called Rumput Tetangga.

Riani, a teenager who is forced to reveal her hidden powers when several mysterious cases occur and turn the city into chaos.

Two rowdy high school buddies pal around with a music-loving friend and dream of becoming rock stars, but can't escape their stressful family lives.

As a teenager, Warti carried too much burden: being a mother, the backbone of the family, as well as a victim in her own household. She tried to breastfeed her baby, but stress and malnutrition prevented her from producing milk. Meanwhile, her husband, Supri, is immersed in online gambling and violence. From behind a pile of false eyelashes that she strings together to survive, Warti searches for the strength to make a decision: stay in the toxic household, or leave for a better life for herself and her baby.

Seeking to become a wife, a conservative Farah marries Wahab. But terror engulfs her life as she realizes he may not be who he seems.

Six students were terrorized by a mysterious dancer while running a community service program in a remote village. Apparently, one of them violates the most fatal rule in the village.

A teenager with the ability to enter other people's dreams. When he witnesses a dark spirit taking people's lives in their dreams, he quickly realizes that it's related to the mysterious deaths that are happening in the real world.

LITTLE HERO is about a young boy's quest to save his father from an ancient monster. When BAYU finds a sword, he accidentally awakens the giant evil Asura who turns everyone in the village to stone including his father. With his cousin Raney alongside, Bayu must find six Ancient Knights who carry amulets that will give Bayu the power to battle Asura and save his father and friends in the village.

A class camping trip goes wrong when evil forces possess the students, turning their adventure into a nightmarish battle to break free.

The village terror grew increasingly tense due to the many strange occurrences occurring in the village, especially since many of the victims were pregnant women. The succession of terrifying and disturbing incidents angered the villagers, angering them. The terrifying terrors and apparitions intensified as the night of Suro approached.

A famous illusionist challenges four participants to stay in a mysterious house for five days to win a grand prize. Though the house seems luxurious, it hides a dark past of murder. Strange events and terrifying apparitions soon reveal the true challenge. Who will make it out alive?

Five years after surviving a massacre at a nursing home, Ambar, Dika, and Rina face Ivanna’s terror once again in a hospital. When a nurse is found beheaded, they realize Ivanna has returned and must be stopped before more victims fall.

A celebrity policeman, always followed by cameras due to his reality show, is paired with a conman to arrest a drug kingpin who escaped from prison.

The final chapter of Ustadz Qodrat's journey to accept his true identity.

Beautiful flight attendant Tiara is romantically involved with Captain Deva Angkasa, a young pilot who was her high school friend, who is also in a relationship with Nadia, a very obsessive and ambitious young celebrity on Instagram. Three of them are involved in a love scandal and emotional manipulation.

Dito and Martha are two secret agents from PUANAS (National Agency Center), the lowest-ranking secret agency in Indonesia. Ironically, because of this low status, their data was spared from the massive hack that leaked intelligence information across the country. Seizing the opportunity, PUANAS takes on its biggest mission to uncover the nation's most troubling case—online gambling.

Geng socialite mother; Lolita was a widow who became entrepreneurs due to expensive boutiques treasure Gono-gini ex-ex-husband, Anis rather an idiot, and Uut fat, often hold joint gathering costly. By the time the three get together, the mortal enemy of Lolita, Misye, while gathering brought a popcorn (the term to refer to youth aged bear) named Erik. Misye gaze is believed to be a challenge for Lolita, which eventually terkompori and with Anis and Uut, holding auditions looking for popcorn at the shop.

Martin and Dara have lost intimacy after 17 years of marriage. In confusion, they decide to try sexual therapy, hoping to rekindle their connection. But instead of help, the clinic traps them-sending actors to lure them into hotel rooms. Martin and Dara are made drunk, caught "cheating," and recorded-then blackmailed by the clinic.

Five friends embark on a mission to climb the highest peak in Java, overcoming obstacles on the way and discovering the true meaning of friendship.

Wealthy and spoiled, a young man finds something to fight for when he falls in love with an environmental activist protesting his family's business.

When her medical school scholarship was at risk of being revoked, Alin, who had been living away from home, was forced to return. After coming back, Alin’s perspective began to shift. She realized for the first time that her mother had been living in hardship, while her father was rarely around. Her younger sibling and older sibling also had to bear heavy burdens for the family, even sacrificing themselves and their dreams. While at home, Alin accidentally discovered her mother’s diary. Its pages were filled with memories from her mother’s youth, including her first love. This made Alin wonder: if her mother hadn’t married her father, would she have lived a happier life?

Anya and Daniel just moved to their new house in Bandung. Daniel brings home a doll from his workplace. Anya, who is a dollmaker, welcomes the doll happily to their house. They later learned that the doll belonged to a little girl named Uci, who died when she and her family were brutally murdered in a robbery. Strange things begin to happen.....

Leandra chooses to spend the night at the house of Alexa, a stranger she has just met earlier that evening in a bar. As the night progresses, the two women begin to open up to each other, and their deepest, most personal secrets are revealed. What starts as a casual encounter slowly turns into a transformative experience, and Leandra finds that the events of that night change her in profound ways she never anticipated.

When he can't find his sister after she plays hide-and-seek, an older brother must search a decrepit house cursed by a malevolent presence.

In the chaotic aftermath following the collapse of Indonesia’s dictatorship, a team of researchers discovers a forgotten archive revealing a covert operation that manipulated dreams and memories.

Bahri, a young man who lives in Mekarsari Village. One day, Bahri realized that something was wrong in Mekarsari Village. Out of curiosity, he also found out what was really going on in the village where he lived.

An organization races against time to uncover the mastermind behind the placement of 13 bombs in Jakarta before the city falls into chaos.

Adapted from Korean movie, Miss Granny, this movie tells a story of old woman that despise old-age that suddenly transform to a pretty girl with all her youth problems.

Indonesian activist Soe Hok Gie experiences a political awakening during the tumultuous regimes of Soeharto and Soekarno.

Sara Fitria, haunted by nightmares of a Kuntilanak, travels to the cursed village of Wonoenggal to uncover her past. There, with her friend Azizah and young doctor Majid, she confronts supernatural terror and dark secrets to free the village from its curse.

Since her best friend disappeared, Dinda's life turns into a nightmare when an evil spirit in the form of a woman in a red dress haunts her. Dinda's life is threatened, not only by the evil spirit but also by people who try to keep the events of the night of her best friend's disappearance a secret.

Rachel is a tomboy girl whose childhood friend is Farel. Their friendship is tested when Farel falls in love with Luna, a feminine girl that makes Rachel wrecked by jealousy.

Tegar and Teh Isy travel to Papua. Upon arrival, Tegar meets a child from a remote tribe named Maira. Maira teaches Tegar much about Papuan customs, including how to coexist amidst the beautiful natural environment.

Three students, Tommy, Rita, and Robert, and their guides head into the jungle to study primitive tribes separated from civilization. However, the students say the one tribe they visit isn't primitive enough, and they want to find some really savages, and to locate the legendary cannibal tribe supposedly living in the area.

Ningrum, a 19-year-old girl, was accused of being the perpetrator of the murder of a family while performing ruqiah. But she swore that she was not a murderer - but a devil's slaughterer. When a reporter tried to dig up the truth, he was caught in a battle between Ningrum the devil's slaughterer and the devil worshiper.

Angga is trapped in mounting online loan debt. At his lowest point, a friend invites him to a financial seminar led by Mira Prameswari, a charismatic motivational speaker. What begins as a promise of financial freedom turns into an absurd spectacle. As the line between motivation and manipulation begins to blur, Angga finds himself caught in an inner conflict between logic and the seductive dream of false salvation.

After his hit show "GOAT," Ge Pamungkas is back with fresh material — exploring love, marriage and the battle of the sexes in this comedy special.

A family that used to live extravagantly and in debt. However, everything changed when the father, Tony, lost his job. Forced, Tony and his family had to live frugally to save themselves from bankruptcy.