This movie focuses on four young men in Jakarta in the 1990s. Read More »
Tag Archives: Indonesia
Bird-Man Tale AKA Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja (2002) Garin Nugroho, Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, Lulu Tobing, Minus Coneston Karoba
This film dwells on a Papuan teenage boy (Arnold, 15 years), who meets a woman Read More »
Max Havelaar (1976) Fons Rademakers, Peter Faber, Sacha Bulthuis, Adendu Soesilaningrat
An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is convinced that he can make the kinds of changes Read More »
The Warrior (1981) Sisworo Gautama Putra, Barry Prima, W.D. Mochtar, Dana Christina
Indonesia is a country in turmoil. The people are poor and oppressed by the Dutch Government. Read More »
Lady Terminator (1989) H. Tjut Djalil, Barbara Anne Constable, Christopher J. Hart, Claudia Angelique Rademaker
A sexy anthropologist is on holiday, goes for a swim in the sea and when she gets back to dry land she has become ‘Lady Terminator’ Read More »
Leaf on a Pillow (1998) Garin Nugroho, Sarah Azhari, Deni Christantra, Christine Hakim
The Indonesian society is seen through a middle-aged lady’s eyes in her daily encounters with the street children who work and live off the harsh and sleazy world of adults. Read More »
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008) Edwin, Joko Anwar, Clarine Baharrizki, Ladya Cheryl
In “The Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly” you will find stories about disoriented identity, not knowing who you are, anxiety, uncertainty, the experience of being lost, told with a sense of humor. Read More »
The Look of Silence (2014) Joshua Oppenheimer, Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Documentary, Biography, History
An Indonesian man with a communist background named Ramli was brutally murdered when the “Communist” purge occurred in 1965. Read More »
Postcards From The Zoo / Kebun binatang (2012) Edwin, Adjie Nur Ahmad, Klarysa Aurelia, Ladya Cheryl, Drama
Little Lana was 3 years old when she was abandoned alone in the zoo. Raised by a giraffe trainer, the zoo is the only world she knows. Read More »
Verses of Love / Ayat-ayat cinta (2008) Hanung Bramantyo, Fedi Nuril, Rianti Cartwright, Dennis Adhiswara, Drama, Romance
Ayat Ayat Cinta is a beautifully portrayed Islamic love story a tale of a virtuous Muslim protagonist who overcomes all obstacles of life maintaining pure ideals.
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