An entire family gets slaughtered at the beginning, except for one young woman who wanders through the house in a daze. Read More »
Tag Archives: Indonesia
Danur: I Can See Ghosts (2017) Awi Suryadi
As a young girl, Risa has the ability to see ghosts. Due to her parents busy with work Read More »
Blazing Battle / Lebak Membara (1983) Imam Tantowi, George Rudy, El Manik, Ratno Timoer
The people of Indonesia rise against their Japanese oppressors. Read More »
Tiga Dara (1956) Usmar Ismail, Chitra Dewi, Indiati Iskak, Mieke Wijaya
A family’s attempt at matchmaking their oldest daughter and the conflicts that follow. Read More »
Kuldesak (1999) Nan Triveni Achnas, Mira Lesmana, Bianca Adinegoro, Ryan Hidayat, Wong Aksan
This movie focuses on four young men in Jakarta in the 1990s. Read More »
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 »
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 »