Garin Nugroho Movies

A civil servant taking shelter from the rain in front of a laundry shop. Then, he was given a bag of laundry clothes which he thought belonged to the...

The story follows three women in Bali, each facing their own life challenges. Maharani is a woman searching for her biological mother. Nian is a...

Set in and around a mosque in sprawling Jakarta, Indonesia, during the Muslim holiday of Lebaran, the interwoven stories of family, faith and...

The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s. Kadir survived the mass murder of...

After a fateful meeting of a widow and a young entrepreneur with Alzheimer's, friendship between the two blossoms following the man's request to make...

New rule from state government: you can only say 100 words in one day, if you fail to comply you will be jailed. A man waits to call his faraway...

A college student, a young female dancer, an orphaned adolescent, a rickshaw driver, and an eternal optimist all discuss the manner in which the 2004...

Documentary about the West Papuan Congress held in Jayapura in May–June 2000. Garin Nugroho explores West Papuan cultural identity, political...

After filming is complete, an editor works in a room with his assistants. The editor experiences many stressful events while editing his film.

The film commemorates the 50th anniversary of Sukarno driving through the street in the aftermath and waving the Flag of Indonesia as he became the...

Explores the complex intersection of beauty, power, and tradition in 1950s Indonesia through a triangle of desire and mysticism: Adista, a wealthy...

Bulan's father is not an ideal father figure to any children. He violates her often, making Bulan's life full of torture. One day, she gets reminded...

After the incident the president gave bicycles to school children, some Papuan children also wanted to experience getting bicycles from the president...

A story about a court musician student man named Ilalang who is faced by his trauma while studying court music.

A college student and her peers are doing a field study & community service near the evacuation site for Lumpur Lapindo victims. A boy follows her...

Set in the remote highlands of Toraja, the story follows a noblewoman who keeps the preserved body of her adult son.

Adam, the Village Head who entered regional election politics brought his politics home, affecting his relationship with his wife and younger...

Parjo cannot afford to buy school uniform for his daughter Inah. Parjo's wife has an idea to use the white side of an Indonesian flag to patch up...

A short film by Marsha Timothy, adapted from short story “Naruto Bersyukur” by Pidi Baiq.

The documentary presents a free jazz collaboration by Western jazz artistes Guerino Mozzola, Heinz Geisser, and Norris Jones, along with the...