An organization races against time to uncover the mastermind behind the placement of 13 bombs in Jakarta before the city falls into chaos.
1965 wird der junge australische Journalist Guy Hamilton für seinen ersten Auslandsauftrag nach Indonesien geschickt. Als die Spannung in Djakarta steigt, verhilft ihm der halbchinesische Fotograf Billy Kwan zu den richtigen Kontakten für aufregende Stories. Außerdem verliebt sich Guy in die Botschaftsangestellte Jill und beginnt, sich angesichts des drohenden Bürgerkrieges Gedanken über das zu machen, was er für die Moral seines Berufs hält...
Der in der indonesischen Kampfsportart Silat Harimau ausgebildete Tomatenbauer Yuda verlässt sein Dorf, um in Jakarta auf eine spirituelle Erweckungsreise - Merantau - zu gehen. Dort lernt er nach einer Reihe von Schwierigkeiten und Prüfungen das junge Mädchen Astri und ihren kleinen Bruder Adit kennen und wird wenig später Zeuge, wie sie von einer Gruppe von Männern aus dem Westen entführt wird: Sie soll von dem brutalen Mädchenhändler Ratger zur Prostitution gezwungen werden. Er hat die Rechnung ohne Yuda gemacht.
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.
A documentary about women in the Indonesian DIY hardcore/punk scene, including interviews with musicians, photographers, and zine-makers.
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.
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.
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.
When Death talks about the meaning of life.
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.
Pasar Minggu, Jakarta. The big monster is ready to clean the market.
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.
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.
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.