Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

A parable following an ongoing departure to an unknown destination, while we are to take a look at the daily life of the miserable world.

A young Screenwriter and Director are reading together the script they are going to film. They agree to tell a story about the nature of human behavior but forget that they are also human.

unravels the hidden struggles between mothers and daughters across generations.

At first, a pedicab driver experienced a strange incident: he found money that turned into leaves after taking a young pregnant woman to the market. Then Bethari and her daughter, Putri Cemeti, appeared. They both became stealth after committing suicide. This incident made Mbah Rekso and Kyai Sambu, two figures from different sects, give up resistance.

A mother gives her five children, five cupboards as inheritance. Everyone is happy with the cupboards, but the third child is not sure what to do with his.

A father who is still trapped in feelings from the past, makes him forbid his daughter who wants to have a career like his wife, through an offer from his wife's old producer. His decision to reveal what he felt was a new beginning for them.

Mahesa navigates his adolescence without a father figure, having resentful feelings towards his father's absence that remains a mystery. Before things take a further turn, Rembulan takes her son to an unplanned trip where she tells everything about Kalingga, Mahesa's estranged father that struggled as a trans-woman before the departure.

Martono falls in love with Susilowati, who is called the "Kebaya Fantasi". But Susilowati's father, Dahlan, opposes the relationship. Martono is just a driver, while Dahlan, a car repair shop owner, prefers a rich man as son-in-law. Dahlan pairs off "Kebaya Fantasi" to Darwis, a rich kid. But Lily, a female bandit, already has her heart set on Darwis. Because of Lily, Darwis is arrested by the police. He is involved in a robbery that is masterminded by Lily. This paves the way for Martono to approach Susilowati. Moreover, Dahlan's business is actually funded by Amijaya, Martono's long lost father.

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.

A jilted, jealous woman hangs herself because she can't keep her fiance in check and then returns from the grave to make sure her former beau is never with another woman.

In order to maintain a good relationship with her neighbors, Caca must choose between believing other people's prejudices against her transgender neighbor, Anita, or following her heart.

Tuhing is the Kutai people’s belief about the consequences of violating certain ethics. Imus (24) chooses to sleep without cleaning himself or his room. He begins having nightmares about his neighbourhood, which will be affected by constructing the country’s new capital. Eventually, he wakes up, realising he has fallen under Tuhing. Now aware, he starts to clean himself and tidy his room. But tragically, the impact of Tuhing claims his life right there in his room.

Three sisters live above the cloud, Ratna, Laila, and Kumala. Ratna and Kumala are in dispute after they fall in love with the same man, Sultan Darsyah Alam. Kumala is turned down by Darsyah and in anger, she orders the destruction of his kingdom. Laila overhears this scheme and informs Ratna about it. Ratna then asks Bathara Guru for advice and is told that this is a trial for Darsyah who is destined to be together with her. Darsyah owns a powerful ring that is also named Ratna hence this disaster can be averted.

Vera and her friends just won the breakdance competition

Withstanding misery, a young man who seemed to live like an ordinary person suffers and tries to seek help from the closest person named friend.

Hardjono gives a handkerchief to his girlfriend, Karnasih, as a token of love. During their holiday together, Karnasih experiences an accident and becomes blind. Hardjono then goes abroad to study eye medicine. Upon his return, he conducts a surgery on his girlfriend's eyes and succeeds.

An ill-fated promotional video for polygamist and street food icon Arjun takes a turn when its filmmakers pull a dramatic publicity stunt. With his wives pitted against him in a public forum dubbed the “Feminist Awards,” it falls to the mysterious second spouse to resurrect the family’s image.

Adit (Iqbal Perdana), documentary film director, wants to find out the cause of the mysterious death of his wife. Adit is told by a psychic that there are supernatural beings involvement in the death of his wife. Adit, who does not believe in the mystical things, wants to prove himself in the existence of supernatural beings in Cawang Station tower. Since then, strange things begin to happen, especially when Adit returns home. Adit feel like there are other forces in him. The power is always whispering orders to kill his own daughter. Adit always tries to pull the evil out of him.

Narsih covets Gondo’s, the rubber plantation owner, wealth, so she gets the help of a shaman. Gondo’s wife, Sundari, is hexed. Her face is deformed and soon she is abandoned by her husband. Narsih is able to marry Gondo but has not managed to get rid of her husband and his daughter, Ratri, yet. Sundari becomes a disciple of another shaman. She seeks revenge by killing Narsih and the others.

Noni, for the sake of her love for Tono, was willing to sacrifice everything, including running away from home and becoming a prostitute at Tono's request. While Tono himself continued to gamble until their house was burned down. Noni was gang raped because of Tono's own bait. However, when she wanted to complain to Tono, she only found a letter informing her that Tono was going to marry another woman. So at his wedding party, Noni came with a knife as a gift that was stabbed into Tono's body.

After losing his job during the pandemic, 18-year-old Gilang continues to try to survive his lonely life. Life crises, trauma from work, and the loss of those closest to him force Gilang to make peace with himself. Finally Gilang dared to look for work again, but all he got was a feeling of trauma which made him even more depressed.

After a bad omen occurred at Seroja’s engagement ceremony, her family decided to postponed Seroja from getting a henna tatoo. Instead, she is asked to drop off an offering of betel nuts at her grandmother’s.

The members of Efek Rumah Kaca have become some kind of employees; when performing schedule, which was fun at first, have become routines. At some points, they need recreational agenda to overcome this phase. They show us the process of recruiting new members to re-forge their own songs. These stories that narrated by the personnel of Pandai Besi is a creation of a collective projects. They live-recorded nine songs for the album, “Daur, Baur” and to accommodate these recreational agenda, they added lighting effects to the magical atmosphere of the legendary Lokananta Recording Studio.

In 2030, Sisca, a teenage girl who was enjoying a television program, accidentally came across an advertisement commercialising the figure of a mother at home, namely Robot Mom.

Rafli, Atika, and Saskia are three friends struggling to develop a music career in Jakarta. They later find a producer who manages to make them famous. Rafli and Atika are also involved in a love relationship. Meanwhile, Saskia, who is in love with Rafli, feels left out. So she decides to leave the group and tries to struggle as a soloist. In her frustration, Saskia gives her love to Eros, a drug addict, who sells Saskia to wealthy men. Saskia also becomes a drug addict. Learning of Saskia’s fate, Rafli and Atika are devastated. Atika gives up Rafli to love and look after Saskia. Rafli accepts Atika’s decision, even though it is also a major sacrifice for Atika.

Lisa is brutally raped by Hengky and his two friends, Hengky and Baron, and is left on the streets. Due to the trauma, Lisa develops mental illness. She is treated by Dr. Iwan, a psychiatrist, while her case is handled by police captain, Markus, Iwan’s friend. The case is difficult to solve as Lisa has amnesia and cannot remember her past. After the treatment at the hospital is completed, Lisa is invited to stay at Dr. Iwan’s house, as he wants to study her further for his doctoral thesis. Through both friends’ diligence, they are able to find Lisa’s mother and siblings. As a result, Lisa’s memory begins to recover.

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.

The story about the revolutionary period. A pair of warriors who love each other face adversity. The girl was shot to death, so the boy became more reckless in his struggle.

An exploration of parenting and fatherhood.

Ardan's life is very simple, but he's a fighter, patient, perseverance and always sincere. Whatever trials upon him, his faith to bring the family out of the poverty remains.

Snake lady Dewi kills a woman and steals her baby to be a companion for her own child. She returns to her form as a snake after she hands the babies to her shaman husband. When the babies, Sari and Maya, are adults, they are taught black magic and Sari is manipulated by her father to commit terror and murder in the village.

An adaption of an Indonesian folk tale about a banished celestial princess and two feuding brothers.

Two kids become friends when they discover the news about a doomsday comet.

A story of high school friendship colored with ego, love and ambition. Starring Yoeriche Endine, Regina Kandou, Cindy Thefannie and Bella Verena. What do you think will happen when friendship is based on their story?

The story of youngsers led by Ayus (Ayus Sabyan) to build and develop a gambus musical group called Sabyan. Many interesting stories behind their struggle to reach a dream. They start to get famous thanks to simple video uploads on Youtube. Sabyan starts to have fans. There are even fanatical fans like Ndut Kece (Meni Agus Nori) who are always present wherever Sabyan is. Also Bilal (Chandra Wahyu Aji) who has physical disability and is only able to see Sabyan in cyberspace.

On May 27, 2006, 05:55 a.m., Yogyakarta was shocked by earthquake of 5.9 SR that killed over 6,000 people. That day was ten days before elementary school students did final examination and fourteen days before World Cup 2006.

Kodri, a young member of the people's movement, was arrested and exiled to Buru Island without trial. After his release, he still found no peace, haunted by nightmares and a life under constant surveillance. Eventually, Kodri married Sri, the younger sister of a fellow political prisoner.

A young man playing the Kuriding. In ancient times, the Kuriding was used by the Banjar Hulu Sungai community as a tool to repel pests in the rice fields.

A musical drama story about children and songs for children.

A mother who brings CV of the men she wants to match with her daughter. The daughter fought his mother's request by bringing up a harsh reality about their family.

A photoshoot in the jungle goes haywire when the models are attacked by mysterious creatures

The story follows three teenagers, told through three interconnected main storylines. Each character faces their own struggles. Will the three of them be able to survive these challenges?

Tirja is now on the brink of despair after the inherited business from his late father collapsed under his care. At the same time, his younger sibling, Marni, never hesitates to blame him, calling Tirja a burden on the family. As the one-year anniversary of his father’s death approaches, Tirja tries to find purpose by attempting to catch a big fish from the river where he usually escapes from his problems at home. However, the river holds deeper secrets than he imagined, as he frequently encounters a mysterious old man who offers him an unexpected way out.

Tells a riveting strory of two Bajo families living in the waters surrounding Sulawesi.

A young man becomes possessed by a cobra.

Nadiya, a young musician still living in the shadow of her popular father, is dragged into the real world after a failed stage performance. There, she witnesses old memories that remind her of where it all began.

Two women who keep peeking into each other’s lives, one from her bedroom window, the other from the youth community must break their habit of watching from afar when a conflict forces them to truly open up.

Hiduplah Indonesia Maya is a Stand-Up Comedy Special Show from Pandji Pragiwaksono which was held on November 30, 2019. In the show Hiduplah Indonesia Maya, Pandji is more dominant in discussing political polemic in Indonesia. The discussion of the political aspects in the Hiduplah Indonesia Maya show includes the busy campaign, the Presidential Election conflict, around 1998, to the controversy about the shame glue that had stirred up social media. Apart from discussing politics, Pandji also talked a little about his family.

Ahmad, Mumun, Giman, Jenni, and Winda were scheduled to clean the school clinic and library. The teacher couldn't supervise them because he had something else to attend to. While the other students were busy playing, Ahmad was engrossed in reading a book titled Pirates of the Malacca Strait. After a while, his friends became interested and asked Ahmad to read the story out loud. They all became deeply absorbed in the tale—until they came across a word that made them afraid. What was that word?

Two perspectives of hatred from Blackbird believers towards their own faith.

Based on the true story of a victim of child abuse in Jakarta, 1984.

Laras invited her boyfriend to attend the party of a famous YouTuber. Their relationship was tested after meeting a mysterious woman at the party.

Two divorced couples try to reconcile their love but stumbled on a religious custom they can't defy.

Set during the war between Dutch/Allied troops and the people of Cibening Cakung in 1945, the story begins when a young man captures 22 Indian soldiers and four British crew members who land on Rawa Gatel. Based on real events, the factual protagonists are KH Noer Ali, leader of Laskar Hizbullah, who is also an ulama (religious leader) who founded the Islamic boarding school; Luke Kustaryo from the Indonesian People's Army; Bang Jole, a local fighter; and Hussein Kamali, an intellectual. Among the fictional characters are H Komar and his wife, who are executed by the Dutch, in front of their children. Then there are also Mahfud and Hafid, members of Hizbullah, who are opponents but who reconcile when they are about to die.

Marzuki asks six friends to go to the village of his girlfriend Tina, who has been almost three months without any message. Tina turns out not in her house, so Marjuki asks his friends to camp in the hills nearby. When the tents built, suddenly Tina comes. When sleeping, Marjuki has nightmares. Tina’s is killed in waterfall and her body is dragged between the rocks. The next morning, when they finish bathing in the waterfall, Marjuki sees a stone which is similar to the one his dream. Marjuki approachs the stone and is suprised to see the bodies of Tina behind the stone. Marjuki is scrambling back to the tent, and there he sees Tina cooking with the others.