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Ria Irawan
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Hotel Vladivostok
In a hotel overlooking the Sea of Japan, six disparate stories inter-connect giving time a shape, like a series of liquid transparencies, one laid on top of another. Murder, sacrifice, betrayal, longing and regret weave into a tapestry of souls remembering and forgetting.
Sing to the Dawn
Dawan is a young village girl who harbours the dream of getting out of her village in the lure of the bright lights in the big city, and to do so, has to fight customs and tradition that girls are meant to be bethroned away early at a young age to someone they loathe, and schools for them are an unnecessary part of life. In order to fulfill her dream, she has to go against the wishes of her dad, as well as irk her brother as she out-scores him in a local examination to clinch a scholarship. Also, their village is under threat of an unscrupulous landlord trying to bulldoze his way into profits by driving everyone out of his land.
Kembang Kertas
Because of his wife’s encouragement, Prabowo enters a dangerous business and is eventually imprisoned. While waiting for his trial, his business partner, Wahyuni the divorcee, whom he also loves, bails him out. Their children Ani and Reni, who have to downgrade from their mansion to a flat, suffer from the shock of change. They resort to drugs and prostitution to escape reality. While the mother is sick, Wahyuni becomes intimate with Prabowo. Once found out, they slowly try to solve each problem. Wahyuni is willing to reconcile the entire family. So Rini attempts to become a photographer, by following her boyfriend, a tour guide in Bali. There is another character, a journalist, who comes in and out of the film, and functions as a commentator and witness of their lives. The dialogue veers on philosophical messages as director, Slamet Rahardjo, tries to represent both the lower and upper classes, mixing his narrative style with realism.
Illogically Sane
Four friends work on film production in the method that has never been done before. But when they all have different goals, how could the film be made? Gila Jiwa crosses diverse genres of horror, action, drama, comedy, and musical.
Madame X
Threatened by Kanjeng Badai and his militant and homophobic political party, a country's safety depends on Adam, a hairdresser.
Juna Loves Juni
The story begins when Juni, a tomboyish and ignorant girl, meets Adam. Adam invited Juni to visit Jakarta to meet Adam's parents. However, the car they ride on crashed and Adam died. Juni, who knew no one in Jakarta, became confused. Long story short, she encounters Juna who become the only person Juni knew in Jakarta.
Mother
A Javanese mother has to struggle to lead their children against a complex confusion of their age. Unfortunately, the mother realized that actually, her children are trying to lead her too.
Sang Dewi
Beno, a mute young man strives to succeed as a professional boxer. He suffers loving a woman like Laras who has a mysterious past. It turns out love is not as beautiful as Beno imagined.
Husband
Bram Bahrumsyah, a career diplomat, has a wife, Marsya, a successful interior designer. Marsya’s higher financial success makes Bram depressed. Even though he has a good career, he is financially dependent on Marsya. But Marsya’s business ambition is merely to help her husband’s career. In this state of mind, Bram meets Romina who is also in a similar state of depression. Both of them have an affair.
Bila Saatnya Tiba
Mira (Christine Hakim) must undergo surgery for a malignant tumor. Amid this ordeal, her husband Yohanes (Deddy Mizwar) passes away. Her resilience in the face of life’s challenges is truly put to the test, but Mira endures it with patience. She refuses to be pitied at work, let alone let her children’s issues become a burden. Meanwhile, her illness shows no signs of remission and is actually becoming more aggressive. The slow approach of death and its impact on the patient and those around her form the core of this film.
A Moon Hangs Above the Graveyard
A remake of 1973 film of the same name. "Bulan di Atas Kuburan" is a tale of hardships in the capital city. Sahat, Tigor and Sabar ; three friends from Samosir, North Sumatra, quest after greatness whilst deperately holding on to their inner idealism.
My Sister My Lover
Shella (Ria Irawan) is frustrated with her mother Helen (Lenny Marlina) as she remarries with Bob (Kaharuddin Syah), a rich widower with a son who goes to school in the United States named Andro (Rano Karno). Things change when Andro comes back to Indonesia and meets Shella.
Tina Toon & Lenong Bocah The Movie
Tina, a fifth grade elementary school student lives with his father, Tono. She busks in the streets to earn the admission fee needed for junior high school. When Tina is singing on the street, she meets a record producer, Aswin, who is fascinated by Tina’s dance style. Then Tina and Tono are evicted from their rented house. Tina is entrusted to her grandmother who also lives with her two children, Mak Wecek and Opang. Mak Wecek and her daughter, lvi, are upset with Tina, for receiving more attention from grandma. Tina is then invited to join the Lenong Bocah group. Then the group performs at a birthday party for Aswin’s son. Aswin immediately asks Tina for a recording. Tina's album becomes a huge success. Tina is now wealthy, as well as Mak Wecek who becomes Tina’s manager.
The Rainmaker
A man who is in charge of seeding clouds to bring rain to a parched district becomes obsessed with a traditional singer.
Romantini
Kartini, a solo organ singer in the village, is willing to live in the capital with her husband, an intercity bus driver. Kartini has a million hopes in Jakarta.