Movies: Asrul Sani

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 Forc...

A hero of revolution returns to civilian life to find the new society very different from the ideals he fought for....

Mbok Puspo’s cafe, at the edge of Kalimas, under Jembatan Merah or “Red Bridge”, is a meeting place for many. Mbok Puspo also sells rags for additional income while her adopted daughter, Sudiasih, runs the cafe and is the shining beauty of the place....

Jamal and Kamil sell clothes on a street corner in Jakarta. The police often chase them. Over time, Jamal becomes angry and intends to change his luck by talking big and “selling” himself. He dresses up to look and act like a rich man, but tastelessl...

A black comedy about love relationship between a photographer and a bank teller....

Abdul Rauf is a novelist. On his journey to find inspiration in the war-torn Vietnam, Rauf loses a friend in a battle. He feels the destruction of human dignity in war. In addition, Rauf fails to win the love of Bulan, the girl of his dream as her mo...

Naga Bonar appointed himself as a commander of troops and fought against the Dutch. However, on the other hand, he fell in love with Kirana who sided with the Dutch....

This first Indonesian international award winning film is about a story about a woman with her unhappy life who seeks for something....

The story of Ibrahim, a young teacher, who finds oddities in the life of the village he will live in. His life was influenced by Pak Harun's moral depravity which was decorated with gambling and homosexual acts. Ibrahim succeeded in opening the consc...

The arrest of Haji Jalaluddin during his sermon leaves a strong impression on the hearts of Hamid and Halimah, his followers. Halimah is a wife who is taken for granted by her husband who is pro-Dutch. Hamid is the son of a rich merchant who falls in...

The story revolves around the Minangkabau Hanafi and his friend, the half-French half-Minangkabau Corrie du Bussée. Although Hanafi is Minangkabau and a Muslim, he considers European culture to be superior and has many European friends....

Rhoma tries to pull Ratna out of her dark life. Ratna’s pimp opposes the attempt. In a fight, Ratna is stabbed with a knife. Rhoma is shaken and advised to go to the village to rest. There, he falls in love with Sumi, the village beauty. Misfortune a...

The people of Pandanwangi village are upset at news that their land will be appropriated by a large conglomerate. Conflict over the land emerges and escalates between the villagers and representatives of the conglomerate. The villagers have come to v...

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...

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Bintang Kejora, an adventurer, is a drug seller who is boastful. He is blacklisted everywhere for being a fraud. One time he comes to a drought-stricken village, merely to see a girl he caught a glimpse of, sticking her head out of the window of a pa...

The sequel of Kejarlah Daku Kau Kutangkap (1986), tells Markum and Marni whose now have a teenage daughter while Ramadan and Ramona have a son. After years of marriage, Markum and Marni, still strive for harmony....

An argument erupts within a well-known touring theater group that separates the three friends from their primadona, Ernie Djohan. Kris Biantoro, Ernie’s boyfriend, takes advantage of this chaos, to take over the group. So the three friends start a ne...

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As the time to retire comes, Abdurahman, a department employee who is honest, diligent and down-to-earth, has prepared himself. He manages to finish a university degree, with which he is sure that he can live his retirement period in peace with his s...