Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

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A closer look to a social worker's life.

The wedding plans of Oma and Ani are shattered due to the presence of Ir. Dana in the plantation where Ani’s father works. As her father is ambitious and wants a higher position, he wants Dana to become Ani’s husband. Ani works in the plantation as a secretary and Dana is interested in her but she does not reciprocate. Ami and Oma are having a long-distance relationship and things start to change when Oma does not come on her birthday. So she goes to Jakarta and finds Oma in the middle of persuading his singing partner, Shanty, who is sulking, to finish a recording. Suspicious and jealous, Ani goes straight home and decides to marry Dana. Oma is shocked to receive the invitation. He goes home and the root of the problem is uncovered.

One day, Martin opened his laptop and saw photos with his friends at Marbella Anyer beach. Then he remembered his memories at the beach because there were so many unique and funny incidents he experienced. What are these unique and funny incidents?

The journey of a young man named Jerry, played by Mark Natama. On the way back to his hometown, the audience wonders, is Jerry looking for Treasure, Throne or Boru Ni Raja?

On the night of the orphan's Eid celebration, Aldi and Eka exchanged pranks to fight over compensation money from various parties and even parties who are campaigning.

Binsar, a final year law student, son of Saelan, owner of the Metromini Bus business, recently lost his bus due to traffic violations. Binsar is involved in a complicated love affair with the spinster Sofia, the nephew of the famous Turpin's lawyer. Binsar and Sofia try to return their love in the midst of their respective problems.

Ian and some college friends form a band. Since they are becoming popular, they are asked to play in a pub. Then Lara, the girl that lan has a crush on, causes an unhealthy competition and friction within the group when another member also likes her. Then, there is also a death in the band due to a drug addiction. Finally, the disputes end, and they pull together to play in a Rock Music Festival.

Amar, a psychology student who lost the ability to feel emotions after a childhood tragedy, meets Elin through a college assignment. That encounter leads him to the “Time Café,” a place that offers a chance to return to the past. But when the door to old wounds is opened, will Amar truly be able to face the feelings he has kept locked away for so long?

Roza was a ruthless assassin, feared by all who crossed his path, until he found Kiya. They built a happy life with their little girl Adya. But his joy was snatched away when his family was murdered, driving him back to the darkness to seek revenge for his lost ones.

A woman, who already has a lover, is forced to marry someone else. Tragedy then piles up when the husband has an affair, their baby dies and her former lover goes to prison. The woman falls ill due to her suffering and yearning for her former lover. When she is about to die, the lover that she has been longing for appears. This gripping moment is interrupted by jokes made by Oemar, the comedian. The woman's illness is cured when she hears actor M.S. Ferry sing keroncong songs. The film ends with a scene of Oemar courting the maid on top of a rubber tree.

A single father fearing abandonment must learn to let go of his only daughter as her wedding approaches, similar feelings conjuring up images of his late wife who helped him let go of his daughter.

Kira (21) is a girl who was forced to abort her pregnancy by her lover and his family. Not accepting this, Kira tried to fight back, but unexpectedly a robbery incident caused her to lose her life. Her best friend who knew about Kira's incident tried to seek justice.

Basically, a courtroom drama, the marriage of Wisnu and Shinta starts having problems when Shinta becomes disabled. Dian, the caregiver they hire, turns out to be an ex-lover of Wisnu and she wants him back, enough to want to kill Shinta. Instead, Dian is the one killed and the scissor that Dian was planning to use ends up in Shinta’s hands. Through the court proceeding, Shinta’s innocence is proven.

Tamin is one of the village boys who are ensnared by Japanese propaganda to enroll as Heiho (auxiliary soldiers). He joins the mission to Burma (Myanmar) during World War II in the Red Cross division. When the Japanese forces are defeated, Tamin and his friends are brought back to Java and handed over to the Dutch who are attempting to rule the country one more time. Tamin is forced to join the Dutch military (KNIL) to fight his fellow citizens. After Indonesia gains full sovereignty (1950), Tamin chooses to return to the village. But his heart remains uncertain as his friends accuse him of not participating in the struggle for Indonesia's independence. So Tamin goes to the city where he meets a fellow former Heiho, who is now in the Indonesian military force. His friend shows him that there are other ways to contribute to the national struggle. Then Tamin returns to his home, his village and his country.

A rising young filmmaker dreams of attending a writing residency in France to realize her first feature film, but finds herself torn when her partner insists she stay in Jakarta, forcing her to choose between love and ambition

Mama Laurensia Yame, an Awyu woman, paddles along the Digul River while recollecting her past life. Along the riverbank, the voices of children fill the air, echoing through a landscape poised on the brink of change. As corporations move to claim land occupied for thousands of years, from the time of their ancestors, the distant strains of Mama Lihat Awan Jatuh sound a heart lending lament, ‘we, the Awyus, don’t know where to go’.

A conversation about a group of plants that do not accept the actions of humans who do cruel things to plants (other living creatures).

Kadir and Doyok open a coffee shop together. Kadir is a conservative person while Doyok is a womanizer so the former always tries to intervene in the latter’s affairs. Then, one of Doyok’s girls, Deasy, thinks that she is pregnant. Doyok panics and swears not to touch any girls within three months if she is proved not to be pregnant. But even before the three months are up, he goes out on a date with Anita. When Deasy is proved not to be pregnant, he finds a shaman to free him from the curse of his own vow. Kadir plays the shaman. So Doyok breaks up with Deasy and tries to get Anita. Later, they meet Betty, who does not want to be matched with Gigon,so she pretends to be a transgender man known as Benny. Secretly, Kadir knows who Benny is, and he falls for her. Finally, Kadir marries Benny aka Betty, and Doyok marries Anita.

A film about the semi-feral dogs of Bali, and our changing attitudes towards conquering nature and bending her to our will.

Two students, Shafwan and Mirza, are looking for ideas for their mid-term film which has a deadline of one week. in the midst oh his lack of ideas, Mirza finds an instant way to get ideas.

The presence of her mother-in-law (Wolly Sutinah), ends the peace of Martini (Rima Melati), a former prostitute. She is terrorized continuously, until she finally runs away from home and tries to commit suicide.

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.

This film tells the story of the leader of a gang of robbers, Mat Jalil, who took action in Kyai Sidik's village and threatened to destroy the village, but Jalil was defeated.

A seven-year-old Indonesian stand-up comedian knows precisely how to milk the parent-child relationship onstage.

A young man with mysterious healing powers faces the moral complexities of curing patients whose suffering extends beyond the physical.

A day before giving birth, a single mom who lives in a remote area has to go along the river alone to the opposite village to meet a midwife.

Irma, a successful fashion designer is trying to reject the proposal of the man from her past that she loves, Yusuf. The reason is because Irma does not want to leave her father who she considers the last door to heaven.

Four students skip class by pretending to go to the toilet, but are caught hanging out at the canteen and punished. The next day, they repeat the same mistake, get reported to the principal, and are punished again.

Kika and Igo, even though they are now officially brother and sister, because their parents got married, have decided to continue their dating relationship. And now it has been more than three years since Kika and Igo have been in an LDR. Jakarta-Ausie is quite far, you know, across a deep ocean. I definitely miss you, but what if they are VCs? Kika feels like Igo has changed... so every time they call they always fight. Kika's longing was rewarded when Igo suddenly returned to Jakarta without Kika knowing, fortunately Papa Juno was very innocent and told him the news of Igo's return. With flowers, Kika prepares for Igo's return. But what happened, Igo didn't come home alone, he brought a beautiful Caucasian girl who begged for mercy. Suddenly he hit Kika's head, he wanted to be angry but he was proud.

Armen lived a life shadowed by deep emotional wounds until he met Fadhil, a friend who offered comfort through meaningful conversations about pain and resilience. However, this solace began to fracture when those around Armen started questioning Fadhil’s existence, blurring the line between reality and the projection of his overwhelming loneliness. As the truth began to unfold, Armen was forced to confront the trauma he had long suppressed, realizing that true healing only begins with the courage to accept reality and seek real support.

Radja's friends return to the villa they once visited to uncover the cause of his death, eventually summoning his spirit through an Indonesian mythological game known as *Jailangkung*.

A man worn down by the stress of adult life begins to drift back into memories of his childhood—and unexpectedly finds himself reliving its most beautiful, forgotten moments.

Euis, a beautiful village flower girl, was forced to follow Mang Emon and his wife Jujuk, illegally to Muangthai. When they arrived there, Euis and the other girls were only used as entertainers. They were powerless to fight Mang Emon and his cruel thugs. Euis' desire to escape was still burning. She started saving as provisions. Euis then got acquainted with Ario, a Javanese young man who worked there. The two fell in love. Ario intended to help Euis get out of the valley of hell. At one point Euis' savings had been collected, but were stolen by Mang Emon's men. After Mang Emon's death, Jujuk intended to sell his brothel. The sale of the brothel became a fight among them. This commotion was an opportunity for Ario to arrange an escape. Finally they managed to escape, returned to Indonesia and then they set up a convection business.

The love story of kinah and redjo on the slopes of the Merapi mountain. inspired by the romantic story of mbah marijan and his wife.

Pak Omat is known to be rich but stingy. When Mr. Omat was about to perform the pilgrimage, no local residents were present on the night of thanksgiving.

Aileen is coming to her grandfather. She is obliged to follow rituals as a Cai Lan Gong (Vegetable Basket Deity) keeper. Something evi happens that make the ritual go wrong.

A mother gives birth upside down, the husband panics, the fan breaks—everything spirals into chaos as the countdown from nine begins.

A man wearing Yellow shorts and a man wearing Blue shorts are faced with the situation that they are dating the same woman.

Fahri (21) was a new employee at a laundry shop who saw the strange behavior of Jatun (45), the owner of the laundry shop.

Layla (14) and Ana (14), two students from a Madrasah, skipped school and went to a secluded spot overlooking the sea. Layla asked Ana to take a portrait of her without her hijab. Ana was hesitant, concerned about the potential consequences if the photo were to be shared.

Horror story in a high way

One morning, Emak’s kiosk was blown with fireworks by Beno. Topan was very angry and wanted to revenge to Beno and his friend, Satyo. When Topan entered Satyo’s house, he instead hit Indah, Satyo’s daughter who was going to run away from home. Indah wanted Topan to use her as hostage and they both ran away from Beno and Satyo. A series of hilarious incidents folllows….

At first glance, the Tjohjokusumo family looked happy. Andri and Eli look harmonious and happy with their only daughter, Krista. But everything changed when Krista showed a miracle: she was able to treat sick people with the touch of her hand. Coupled with Eli's pregnancy which shook this small family. To his best friend Ramadan [Indra Birowo], Andri is still afraid of having to face the wounds he once went through by bouncing along with Eli. What will happen to this little family in the face of the two things that should make them happy? "MIRACLE: Fall From Heaven" is a modern fairy tale that is very relevant to today's conditions. About a family facing a miracle with different reactions. A film that questions miracles with faith, trust and belief to sacrifices related to sincerity. Also supported by the beautiful landscape of the city of Solo and the spice of the issue of tolerance which is packaged attractively, this film is suitable for viewing by the whole family.

Set in the era of Dutch colonialism, Landlord Kedawung is devastated by his first wife’s death. But apparently, her death is something that the second wife, Zubaedah, has been waiting for.

A story of a small production house facing a challenge that could threaten their whole company

Amalia SH is a lawyer from the Legal Aid Institute. He visits his best friend, Frans, who is being held for extortion. Frans doesn't want to be defended. Amalia is curious. From the results of his investigation, she found Frans's diary at his parents' house. From the diary it was concluded that Frans had been naughty since childhood, his father had kicked him out for stealing. He then lived a vagrant life, until he was accommodated to become a debt collector in a company. It is in this job that he becomes acquainted with and befriends Bambang and Amalia. Frans secretly loves Amalia but doesn't dare to tell it.

a short film by Hanny R. Saputra

The film tells a story about Mona who goes missing in then jungles of Kalimantan. The boyfriend is sent to find her by Mona’s father, but it turns out that the boyfriend has an evil intention; he wants to take control of the wealth of Mona’s family. The adventure in the jungle of Kalimantan becomes the main focus of the film.

An accidental meeting between Jarot and Lastri produces seeds of deep love and longing. This is a love story of a couple who are considered crazy by those who claim to be sane. But why do people who claim to be sane more often do crazy things to them?

Susan is often disturbed by a horrifying female ghost, which has weakened her body. Her parents and lover, Charles, who are skeptical at first, eventually look for a shaman who can heal her. Initially the shaman’s spell works but then the ghost switches her target to the sister of Charles, Yuni, and results in her hanging herself. At this moment, Charles is reminded of his ex-girlfriend, Delia, who died by hanging herself out of her desperation because Charles got her pregnant and refused to take responsibility. Later, Delia possesses Susan and scary things start to happen. Veins and faces are slashed, windows and glasses are broken and shattered to pieces. Charles then calls his Koran-reading teacher and he battles the ghost with the sacred passages from the Koran.

Struggling to find financial stability far from home, a freelance photographer meets an elderly woman who sells pinwheel toys and begins to reconsider his passion and the path he has chosen.