All sorts of unlikely figures come to prominence in wartime, no matter what the country. Indonesia is no exception. In this comedy, Naga Bonar, a pickpocket who has seized the opportunity of the moment to declare himself a general in the Freedom Forces during the chaos of the Japanese occupying...
In this sequel to Nagabonar (1986), the now old Nagabonar was asked to live with Bonaga, his foreign educated son, for a while in Jakarta. This was an effort by Bonaga to ask Nagabonar's permission to turn the family palm plantation into a resort. This outraged Nagabonar since the family cemetery...
Rafiq is a dangdut singer who comes to Jakarta to advance his career. Parto, his friend from the same village tries to represent him to different recording companies. But they differ because of Rafiq’s naivete and Parto’s city-style plus Parto’s insistence on pop music, and Rafiq’s...
The King of Parun becomes angry at his adopted son, Tun Utama, who turns down every princess as his future fiancée. So his Majesty orders Tun Utama to find his own choice of a girl. If that fails, he will be severely punished. Tun Utama then returns with a beautiful princess, Siri Syarifah. The...
This rare Indonesian film (last to be produced by Runme Shaw) about a poor fisherman family with one young son Jarot and also expecting another. One day the husband Marto (Koesno Soedjarwadi) had to go on a long fishing trip with Jarot. Their fishing boat then got hit by a storm and sunk,...
The title “Hurricane and Storm”, is seemingly a translation from Sturm und Drang, a psychological term for puberty or a transition period for an individual's mental state. Kaslan is a conservative and honest bank clerk, while his wife, Miah, is more liberal in terms of discipline. Kaslan is...
Karmila (Tanty Josepha), a final year student at the Faculty of Medicine, is engaged to Edo (Rudy Salam) who is studying abroad. In a youth party, Karmila is trapped by Feisal (Robby Sugara), a bad boy who then rapes her. Karmila is willing to marry Feisal on the condition that after the baby is...
After being pregnant for the third time, Shinta has to undergo another operation. After this, Shinta becomes frigid. Norman, her husband, then finds himself a girlfriend, Yulia, a colleague. Shinta divorces him and she leaves with her two children to brave Jakarta’s city life. Norman then comes...
Director Wim Umboh experiments again and the first third of the movie is filled with a series of images almost without dialogue relating the work of brothers, Johanes and Leo Mokodompis.
Parmin is always rejected by his wife, Sinta, when he wants to have sex. Sinta was traumatized by her half-sister and stepfather, so she married Parmin to cover up her pregnancy. Sinta falls into a lesbian relationship with Sumiyati, who is a lesbian because all her sisters are women, and her...
Yudi has just got out of jail but Bono and the gang force him to commit another crime. Unlike the others in the gang who spend their money for fun right away, Yudi saves his money in the bank. He then meets Sari and starts changing his life. Bono and the gang are mad when they find out about it and...
Drawing from the novel, lenong (play) and the previous film (Njai Dasima I), this new film version has heightened erotic scenes considered the boldest for its time. But as mentioned by the director, the eroticism is meant to reveal the psychological aspects of the characters. Unlike the previous...
Amalia SH is a lawyer from the Legal Aid Institute. He visits his best friend, Frans, who is being held for extortion. Frans doesn't want to be defended. Amalia is curious. From the results of his investigation, she found Frans's diary at his parents' house. From the diary it was concluded...
To restore Soraya's spirit of life, her uncle managed to persuade Rafiq, who looks like Husain, Soraya's deceased lover, to pretend. This makes Rafiq's real boyfriend angry and then conspires with Rafiq's best friend to gain profit.
Parista's household relationship with his wife Rindayu, experienced problems because his wife often had miscarriages. After knowing the cause, because of rough sex, Parista was able to restrain herself. When Rindayu was pregnant, Rindayu found out that her husband was having an affair, Rindayu was...
Eddy, a bank security guard was successfully shackled by Liona, a former prostitute. He divorced his wife, followed Liona's lifestyle, got into debt everywhere until finally robbing bank customers due to being caught in many difficulties.
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...
Anton SH (Robby Sugara), a young lawyer, is overcome by fear of the madness that has infected his father and grandfather. Because of that, he was afraid to marry. When he finally married Marina (Marini), he asked her not to get pregnant. This family's journey is even more complicated because...
Basically a courtroom drama, Sumi is arrested and brought for a trial after her husband, Aditya’s penis is stabbed and he is rendered dysfunctional. Sumi is suffering in her marriage because of her husband's illness. She doesn’t leave him for the sake of her children. However, when she finds...
Father, Cokro, has a disagreement with the son, Baskoro, while there is a revolt of the factory workers in the cigarette factory. During the upheaval, Baskoro has an accident that forces him to stay at home and he loses his self-confidence. He falls in love with his nurse, Sumi, unaware that his...
