An organization races against time to uncover the mastermind behind the placement of 13 bombs in Jakarta before the city falls into chaos.
Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people, and also falls in love with a British national.
Em Minangkabau, Sumatra, Yuda um profissional qualificado de Silat Harimau está nos preparativos finais para iniciar os seus antigos ritos "Merantau", um ritual de séculos que é carregado por seus jovens, que irão vê-lo sair do conforto de sua idílica aldeia rural e fazer seu próprio nome na movimentada cidade de Jacarta. Após uma série de eventos deixar Yuda desabrigado e com incertezas sobre o seu futuro, uma chance aparece quando ele ajuda a orfã Astri a não se tornar a próxima vítima do tráfico humano europeu, comandado por Ratger e seu braço direito Lars.
Daí para frente Yuda terá o seu batismo de fogo, quando se ve obrigado a encarar os perseguidores numa corrida desenfreada para salvar Astri e seu irmão mais novo Adit, num filme com muita ação e adrenalina.
Toni, Aghi, Bubu, and Saras get the task of making essays. They create a free school for street children but they chose to earn money than learn.
Back when urbanization was a new phenomenon, this film captured the aspirations desired by three young men from North Sumatera of Batak ethnicity. As the case with other regional area, people from the rural realm were convinced that their way of live is inadequate, so that they "need" to make it in the city, or bust. So Sabar, Tigor and Sahat went up and down their luck in order to find their desired "gold" in a strange land.
When Death talks about the meaning of life.
When a young girl walks home alone at night, something sinister lurks in the shadows, which beckons along with the ringing of bells, to remind her the true meaning of oblivion.
Motorcycles and cars are lost in the sound of traffic and disappear in bands sliced into film footage of Jakarta’s roads. The horizontal and vertical lines or checkerboard patterns emphasizing the density and chaos of the crowded roads were made by optically printing 16mm film.
A documentary about women in the Indonesian DIY hardcore/punk scene, including interviews with musicians, photographers, and zine-makers.
The world becomes unpredictable when the pandemic happens. But in the face of despair, people put aside reasons and stop worrying. For these couples from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Korea, even love blossoms. They embrace each other and cling to one another desperately and fearlessly. Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Seoul. Three couples in three cities in three countries: The paths of a telemarketer for a loan company and a cart rink owner are destined to cross. A pub owner and a woman with their own background stories. A virgin forklift operator who has never kissed before and a kiss-for-sale manager.
This Technicolor portrait of Jakarta was filmed when it was called Batavia and formed part of the Dutch East Indies colonial empire. The film portrays the daily life of citizens and the relaxed atmosphere that prevailed at the time. We see Batavia's Amsterdam Gate, built by the Dutch around 1664, along with the strong influence of Dutch architecture upon other buildings, streets and waterways.
He is an engineer, she is a machine. Brother and sister, lovers, father and daughter, inventor and invention. This is a story about them, trying to find eternity, before the end of time.
When a lady goes home to her apartment after a hard day at work, an apparition of one from her past appears in her presence. Her bittersweet memories then shows as flashbacks in the presence of the spectre, reminding her of what used to be.
Sunny Side of the Street follows a young truck driver who is looking for his wife amidst the riots and commotion in 1998, Jakarta. During his search, he meets a Chinese Indonesian woman who’s hiding from the masses. They end up sharing a journey through the night, in hopes of getting back to their families. After a tense encounter with a group of rioters, the driver fears his wife’s safety is not guaranteed and doubts his decision to help the woman.
Pasar Minggu, Jakarta. The big monster is ready to clean the market.