Garin Nugroho Movies

In 1912, Javanese activist Omar Said Tjokroaminoto co-founds the Sarekat Islam party to fight injustices of the Dutch East Indies' colonial regime.

Juno was just a child when his father abandoned him from their village in Central Java. Abandoned and alone, he joins a Lengger dance centre where...

A small island is inhabited by members of the Bajo tribe, a nomadic fishing community of the Wakatobi Islands. After her father is lost at sea,...

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...

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

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...

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

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

Layar, a popular film star who feels bored with his career wants to make a musical theater set in a family history that is always linked to...

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...

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...

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

This movie follows the story of Dutch East Indies' (now Indonesia) first indigenous bishop, Albertus Soegijapranata SJ, from his inauguration until...

Four university students dreams of being millionaires after entering a competition for creating the perfect phone ringtone.

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...

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

Realistic fairy-tale about conflicts between the traditional society on an Indonesian island and the modern world.

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

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