Topic: History of Indonesia

Direction Joshua Oppenheimer

Cast Adi Rukun · M.Y. Basrun · Amir Hasan · Inong Kemat

Synopsis The Look of Silence (2014) delves into the harrowing aftermath of the 1965 Indonesian Genocide through the lens of a family of survivors who uncover the truth about their son's murder and the identities of the perpetrators. The narrative centers...

Direction Joshua Oppenheimer · Christine Cynn

Synopsis The Act of Killing (2012) is a chilling documentary that invites former Indonesian death squad leaders to recreate their real-life atrocities in various cinematic styles, ranging from classic Hollywood crime dramas to extravagant musical numbers. Anwar Congo and his associates...

Direction Peter Weir

Cast Mel Gibson · Sigourney Weaver · Linda Hunt · Michael Murphy

Synopsis The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) unfolds in Indonesia amidst the tumultuous events of the 1965 coup against President Sukarno. The story centers around Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson), an Australian journalist navigating the chaotic landscape. Hamilton's detached and sometimes flippant...

Direction Jim Taihuttu

Cast Martijn Lakemeier · Chico Kenzari · Jonas Smulders · Abel van Gijlswijk

Synopsis The East (2020) follows a young Dutch soldier who is sent to Indonesia during the tumultuous post-WWII era to quell the growing independence movement in the Dutch colony. As he becomes part of a brutal commander's special unit, he grapples...

Direction Joris Ivens

Direction Robert Lemelson

Synopsis 40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy (2009) delves into one of the most overlooked atrocities of the 20th century, where between 500,000 and 1,000,000 individuals were covertly and methodically executed in 1965. This grim chapter unfolded as General Suharto...

Direction Hans Hylkema

Cast Jeroen Krabbé · Rik Launspach · Martin Schwab · Ramelan Bekkema

Synopsis Oeroeg (1993) follows Johan Ten Berghe as he enlists in the Dutch army during the tumultuous period when the Dutch East Indies proclaimed independence, becoming Indonesia. Johan, raised in the region as the son of colonial official Hendrik, now missing,...

Direction Tom Zubrycki

Cast José Ramos-Horta

Synopsis The Diplomat (2000) chronicles the intense final year of José Ramos Horta's relentless quest for East Timor's independence. After Indonesia's 1975 invasion of the former Portuguese colony, Ramos Horta, a key freedom fighter and future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, transitioned...

Direction Hanung Bramantyo

Cast Ario Bayu · Lukman Sardi · Mathias Muchus · Ferry Salim

Direction Ariani Darmawan

Cast Maria Nadia · Hengky Hidayat · Arifin Nugraha · Adi Marsiela

Direction Riri Riza

Cast Nicholas Saputra · Jonathan Mulia · Thomas Nawilis · Christian Audi

Direction Anggun Priambodo · Ucu Agustin · Ifa Isfansyah · Otty Widasari

Synopsis 9808: An Anthology of 10th Year Indonesian Reform (2008) delves into the transformative events of May 1998 in Indonesia, a period marked by unprecedented student-led demonstrations that culminated in the fall of President Suharto's authoritarian regime. This omnibus film features...