Discoveries from Indonesia World Cinema

unravels the hidden struggles between mothers and daughters across generations.

Blok M is taken from a real story that has become legendary about power struggles filled with bloodshed and tears.

After his adoptive father returned to the Netherlands, the film director opened his diary and discovered personal stories that he didn’t know existed. Stories about love, armed conflict, and colonialism are told through the eyes of a man named Soebertono Mote a.k.a Father Bert Hagendoorn.

A married couple who are odd workers seek sustenance in the middle of a city where environmental resources are constantly being dredged by the elitist, trapping them in increasingly surreal nightmares. Their efforts are solely for the better future life of their children.

Pressured by his fiancée to join a wedding planning meeting during an online class, a high school teacher must save himself from being fired after the principal catches him making up a ridiculous excuse to dismiss his students.

Yuyun, a drag queen who struggles with self-harm is suddenly attacked by a ghost who makes him slap himself incessantly. However, he still has to carry out a private show devoted to a large family of conglomerates.

A brief reportage about the train trip from Weltevreden to Meester Cornelis and from Meester Cornelis to Manggarai station (modern Indonesia), around 1920.

Religion, Disputes, harassment, chaos, massacres, wars, terrorism and many problems often occur in the name of religion. In 2035 Indonesia is divided into two, the eastern part which still adheres to religion and the western part which removes religion. Religious activities are considered illegal and immoral in the west. Religion disappeared in no time. It all looks fine. But people's morals and hearts are broken and damaged because they rely on themselves to live. Among the people who begin to forget God, there are still those who fight for their religion which is called UNDERGROUND. This is their story. This film was made as a religious lesson for Rayner and his friends in high school, 7 years ago.

Johan Bessey is a tycoon with two daughters, Emma and Diana. Matula (the ugly face), wants to court Emma, so he makes a pact with the shaman to make him look good in return for his soul. He almost loses his soul but Johan Bessey’s magic bamboo spear prevents this. Matula returns to his original ugly look, and his body emanates a rancid odour.

Tells the story of Poei Sie Giok who was taught martial arts since he was a child, and inherits the knowledge passed down by his mother, Tjoei Hoa.

This film is an extra from Indonesia Malaise. Ida Schilling is a radio singer. She sings keroncong and stambul songs.

A journey of Hajj pilgrimage from a small village in Palembang to Saudi Arabia. This film was made by using hidden camera.

Pilkades (village head election) will still be held in a village when the virus pandemic hits. Sunarta is a village head who will nominate again using other means of campaigning other than using MMT. At the same time, mass back pain also occurred in the village, making Bahar a mosque takmir who felt restless because his mosque was always quiet. The unused mosque car also took part in the Sunarta campaign at the Village Health Center.

After exchanging hundreds of nude pictures, a woman’s virtual date suddenly disappears. After a period of time, she eventually meets him in person, but he is not the man she dated virtually. It turns out she had been catfished by a 21-year-old construction worker.

Before, Ridwan who was always wishing that the prayer in that mosque will increase, but he was confuse to see the sudden arrival of the transgender. His confused mind was suddenly cleared when he saw Tary start coughing blood. In his attempt to help Tary, he gave his own hat that he used to pray, so that Tary can wipe the blood.

One day in 2030, on her escape from the Islamic State of Indonesia, a pregnant woman was trapped with her abusive lover, and a pastor whom they abducted to marry them.

Gita has been going through a separation with her husband for some time. As she's spending a whole day chatting, talking on the phone, texting, and sexting with a man who sent her a message in her online dating inbox, she's starting to reconsider the separation.

A rape / murder victim returns as a ghost to get even with the four men who killed her by possessing each man's bride on their wedding night.

Within the cycle of time, earthquakes emerge as part of nature’s rhythm— a sequence of events that recur with their own inherent order. Through kayori, an oral tradition of ancient songs and chants, the ancestors left messages for future generations as warnings about natural disasters.

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.

A woman named Xiao Mei is being held captive in a house by an evil cannibal named Xiao Zhang. Xiao Mei finds a way to escape from the house, and the solution is a pineapple.

A father reconnects with his long lost daughter, and wants to readopt her after no contact for years. Religious differences between the two of them complicates things.

After finishing her overtime in her office, Keisha went back home. When she starts to relax at her house, she heard something suspicious.

A woman tries to escape from a wrapped ghost, Pocong, by hiding in a man’s house. Later, she realizes that the man is scarier than the Pocong itself.

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.

Erwin was suddenly terrorized by mysterious calls and texts stating Erwin's close friends in the past, precisely in high school. It seems like the mysterious figure is a woman because she is always upset and angry when Erwin approaches women. The mysterious figure is someone who once loved Erwin. He forced Erwin to declare his love for the mysterious figure when Erwin was invited to come to the haunted mansion. He would kill Karina if Erwin did not accept the mysterious expression of love. Erwin was forced to accept the love of a mysterious figure for the sake of Karina's life. But consequently Erwin should not approach Karina for even a second, because the mysterious figure hoped Erwin and Karina would end their relationship. To solve the problem, Erwin then took the initiative to reveal who the mysterious figure was. He tried to recall the past he had experienced when he was still in high school. Erwin finally recalled the figure of Murni who died hanging himself in the classroom

It tells a life story of Doel, the kampong kid, who is just idle in his village after graduated from a school in the city. Marriage arrangement set by his mother is always refused since he falls in love to Kristin, his friend in the city.

Cina and Annisa love God and God loves them both. But Cina and Annisa cannot love each other because they call God by different names.

The Stone That Remembers interprets the Durga Mahisas-uramardini statue’s journey from its home, the Singhasari Temple, to the hands of colonizers, and various museums. The film follow the patriarchal displacement of a woman that represents the Durga, exploring the parallels between the fate of the statue and many women today.

Rehan, a street clown, struggles to support his disabled sister, Layla, and becomes entangled in the dark world of human trafficking to make ends meet. Despite the dangers, Rehan remains steadfast in his role as her protector.

Are we ready to be parents to a new species that is more intelligent and super than us?

Pandji Pragiwaksono's 2nd Stand-Up Special Show in 2012. The story goes from being a less well-known artist, about Indonesia, imaging, to FPI.

Plot under wraps.

What started out as a simple filming process turned into a series of chaos when various obstacles arose one after another. The director and crew worked hard to keep production going amid unexpected situations, minor conflicts, and constant time pressure. Buntu presents a portrait of the efforts and failures that are often hidden behind the making of a film.

Parjan and his son, Wantun, are arrested by the army and imprisoned after Parjan’s ketoprak troupe is accused of being affiliated with Lekra. While in prison, Parjan remains cheerful in front of Wantun, trying to conceal the harsh reality of their situation. At the same time, he continues rehearsing ketoprak with his fellow inmates behind bars. Some time later, Darto—the prison warden and Parjan’s brother-in-law—reveals that Parjan’s name has been placed on a list of prisoners to be exiled out of town. Before the execution of the order, Parjan asks for permission to stage the ketoprak performance they have been rehearsing.

Sena simply wants to change his fate. But at an exclusive massage resort, his body is sold, his soul is bound, and his life is at stake. Now he must choose between submission or fighting to the death.

Ipan (11), an elementary school student who often dreams of being visited by the fishman superhero Truno, feels that his dream is a sign. One day, his classmates laugh at him because they claim that Truno will give him powers. Not only that, when Ipan saves Nisa (11) from bullying, Ipan pretends to be Truno. However, he is beaten even more badly. After school, Ipan goes to a river to call Truno so that he can be given powers.

A pregnant woman uses the service of the GoKill app, a pest control company, to help her end her life and simultaneously frame her unfaithful husband.

Plot under wraps.

Tells about 2 groups of sales girls who are in opposite directions in doing their jobs. The one group led by Aunt Dien, who does things that break the law. While the other group led by Sri Dodot, who do it honestly. Everything is aimed at getting profit

Gamelan is more than just a traditional musical instrument, but also a cultural heritage rich in philosophy, spirituality and social values. In fact, gamelan also plays an important role in religious rituals, as a medium of communication with the spiritual world. However, as the times evolve, will this culture continue to exist?

With 30 football fields of forest lost each minute in the world, we need to know now if we can save nature. This is the story of one conservation project, Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER). After decades of land-clearing and burning across Sumatra, the remote Kampar Peninsula is now the last great peatland rainforest on the island. But protecting this vast ecosystem pushes the RER team to the limits

As a singer, Amalia is much loved by men. In addition to being beautiful, Amalia has also just received an inheritance. Jenal, who is only interested in Amalia's wealth, tries to approach her. Finally, Amalia finds out Jenal's motives and she chooses to leave the city and move to the village.

Nabil, a guy who just can't seem to get his love life together, always has his two roommates by his side, ready to help him out with their own weird and unconventional ways of solving things.

Abimanyu (41) and Linda (39) are a couple who have started a new life in a village. The village they have just moved to, is associated with a myth that neither Linda nor Abimanyu believes in. Eventually, they ended up violating this myth. So, what actions did they take due to the disturbances caused by this myth?

Sugeng, a prayer room keeper, tries to keep and increase the contents of the donation box, but this makes some people feel uncomfortable with his wishes.

To gain a good image from netizens, a wealthy influencer (Yanti, 35) invited orphans to her child's birthday party. The event was broadcast live on her personal social media account. However, during the event, the orphans were neglected and not given the same treatment as the VIP children invited.

Mayla, a high school student who doesn't like the society at her school. Meanwhile, she really misses Narean to, her best friend who recently died. For her, Narean still exist as a little doll that she talk and make any conversation about whole life. She takes the doll (Narean) to school every day.

Kodir and Rudi, two unemployed men, stole Megalodon tooth fossils from excavated land belonging to residents in Surade district. When they managed to get the tooth, they had difficulty finding their way home and something supernatural also attacked them.

Jul just got laid off and chose to pursue his old dream. It comes with a price however, as he has to face his daughter’s expectations that she had set for him.

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