Indonesian cinema has gained international recognition through visceral action films, atmospheric horror, and powerful social dramas. These ten films represent the best of the country's cinematic output.
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Gareth Evans' relentless martial arts thriller set in a Jakarta apartment block redefined action cinema worldwide.
The ambitious sequel expanded into an epic crime saga while maintaining the bone-crunching pencak silat choreography.
Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary confronts Indonesian death squad leaders with their own atrocities in a deeply unsettling masterpiece.
A Sumbanese widow's revenge tale blends feminist western aesthetics with the stark beauty of eastern Indonesia's landscapes.
Joko Anwar's folk horror film draws on Javanese shadow puppet mythology to craft one of Indonesia's finest genre pieces.
This beloved adaptation about schoolchildren in Belitung became the highest-grossing Indonesian film and a cultural touchstone.
Joko Anwar's atmospheric horror film revived Indonesian genre cinema and became a massive box office success across Southeast Asia.
A gripping campus thriller about a student uncovering assault within her university won Best Picture at the Indonesia Film Festival.
Indonesia's most iconic romance film defined a generation and spawned a sequel that became a cultural event fourteen years later.
Makbul Mubarak's debut feature about authoritarian legacy earned acclaim at Venice and Toronto film festivals.
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Gareth Evans' relentless martial arts thriller set in a Jakarta apartment block redefined action cinema worldwide.
The ambitious sequel expanded into an epic crime saga while maintaining the bone-crunching pencak silat choreography.
Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary confronts Indonesian death squad leaders with their own atrocities in a deeply unsettling masterpiece.
A Sumbanese widow's revenge tale blends feminist western aesthetics with the stark beauty of eastern Indonesia's landscapes.
Joko Anwar's folk horror film draws on Javanese shadow puppet mythology to craft one of Indonesia's finest genre pieces.
This beloved adaptation about schoolchildren in Belitung became the highest-grossing Indonesian film and a cultural touchstone.
Joko Anwar's atmospheric horror film revived Indonesian genre cinema and became a massive box office success across Southeast Asia.
A gripping campus thriller about a student uncovering assault within her university won Best Picture at the Indonesia Film Festival.
Indonesia's most iconic romance film defined a generation and spawned a sequel that became a cultural event fourteen years later.
Makbul Mubarak's debut feature about authoritarian legacy earned acclaim at Venice and Toronto film festivals.
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