Sofia W.D.
Also Known As: Sofia Waldi, Sofia Waldy, Sofia WD, Sofia, Sofia (Sofia WD)
Biography: During the Japanese occupation, she attended Andjar Asmara's theater school. In 1948, she made her film debut in Air Mata Mengalir di Tjitaroem, using the name Sofia Waldy. After a divorce from first husband S. Waldy, she married actor W.D. Mochtar and began professionally using the name Sofia W.D., starting in 1964. Not just an award-winning actress of both stage and screen who appeared in well over 100 films, Sofia also became one of Indonesia's first female directors with 1962's Badai-Selatan ("Southern Storm"), a horror tale that was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. She produced, wrote and even operated the camera on a number of films, and was the director of the production companies Film Capital, Libra Film and Dirgahayu Jaya Film over the course of her busy and prolific career.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bandung, Indonesia
Adult: No
Birthday: October 12, 1924
Age: 100 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: July 23, 1986
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The Five Faces of Kadarwati
Overview: Kadarwati, a young Javanese student in 1940s Singapore, is forced to become a 'comfort woman' by the occupying Japanese military
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Amalia, Bachelor of Law
Overview: Amalia SH is a lawyer from the Legal Aid Institute. He visits his best friend, Frans, who is being held for extortion. Frans doesn't want to be defended. Amalia is curious. From the results of his investigation, she found Frans's diary at his parents' house. From the diary it was concluded that Frans had been naughty since childhood, his father had kicked him out for stealing. He then lived a vagrant life, until he was accommodated to become a debt collector in a company. It is in this job that he becomes acquainted with and befriends Bambang and Amalia. Frans secretly loves Amalia but doesn't dare to tell it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1981-12-31
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Wedding 83
Overview: Hendro, Diana’s father, does not approve of her romance with Bije, and wants to marry Tony. Then Diana runs away with Bije to a small village where Diana’s aunt lives. This infuriates Hendro and he orders his men to capture Bije. Eventually, Bije and Diana return. When Diana is at home, she feels pain in her abdomen, and she is diagnosed of having a malignant cancer in her ulcer and won’t live long. Hendro even apologises to Bije’s father, but the latter refuses him. Bije even begs to his father to apologise to Hendro, but instead, Bije is thrown out of the house. Eventually Bije and Diana get married, but before the honeymoon ends, Diana passes away on Bije’s lap.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1982-12-30
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Yuyun, a Mental Hospital Patient
Overview: A mental hospital becomes a sanctuary for their ex-patients when they feel rejected by a society who thinks that they have an illness that can never be cured. "Everybody wants me to come back here," says Yuyun. But she tries hard to prove that she is cured. She can live normally like other "healthy people", and is able to work well, and even to fall in love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-12-27
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Yeah, Right...
Overview: Following the trend for dangdut musicals, such as the successful ones starring Rhoma Irama, Elvy Sukaesih, and A. Rafiq, this film even features a lead actor who looks like Rhoma Irama, and the character also uses a similar name. Herry Irama has always wanted to be a singer. He is fired because he is considered undisciplined. His hard luck worsens when his father kicks him out of the house. Then his first effort to apply for a job in a recording company is rejected and he ends up being a gardener in the house of a famous dangdut singer, Diana Yusuf. His dream is starting to come true when Diana Yusuf starts to fall in love with Herry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-03-01
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For You, I'll Give Everything
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1984-12-27
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Stain on a White Gown
Overview: Mrs. Ismail is depressed and blind. Her oldest child dies and the romance of her daughter, Dewi, is opposed by the parents of her boyfriend, Lukman. This happens because Hendry, a Lukman family employee, wants Lukman to marry Rina. Dewi is determined to pay for the education of her younger brother, Johan. Johan later marries Ratih, Hendry’s abandoned daughter. At Ratih’s request, Dewi and her mother live in Johan’s house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1981-05-07
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Teenage Idol
Overview: Tina a kindergarten teacher from a poor family is persuaded to be a prostitute in Jakarta, after being trapped by a women-trafficking syndicate. Meanwhile, her rich boyfriend, Anwar, is truly in love with her, but makes a mistake when he gives her up to a man whom he thinks loves her deeply. Tina is admitted into a mental institution after breaking down. Anwar regrets his decision, and tries with all his best to cure her and he finally succeeds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-11-01
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The Moments You Lie on My Chest
Overview: Cia marries Dono, a university administration employee. Cia marries him to soothe her heartbreak when her father marries her best friend, Lies. But when they go to Dono’s hometown for their honeymoon, they find his relatives acting mysteriously. Dono’s sister, Lastri, never speaks. His brother is insane and there is only an old woman whom he speaks to. On their wedding night, Cia realises that Dono cannot perform sexually, but Cia still loves him. One day when Cia is taking a bath in a river near the house, she is attacked and raped by a man. Dono tells her that when he was a boy, he saw his mother raped by Kromodongso. Later, the same person rapes his sister. Strangely, Kromodongso does not admit to have raped Cia, although he admits to raping Dono’s mother and sister. Finally, Dono admits that he raped Cia, his own wife. He did that, as he cannot perform in a normal situation. Dono can only do what Kromodongso did to his mother. Cia is happy because Dono is truly a man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1984-12-06
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The Queen of Black Magic
Overview: A woman is seduced by and cast aside by a fickle lover. When the lover marries another woman who starts hallucinating during their wedding, she is accused of being a witch and thrown to her death over a cliff. A strange man rescues her, nurses her back to health, and is told that she must master black magic in order to exact vengeance on her tormentors. She casts a variety of spells over the populace--with the male population as her favorite target, and becomes the queen of black magic. But who, exactly, is the man, and does he have other plans?
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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The Longest Dark
Overview: Supinah, a prostitute, is picked up by a kindly rich man, Budi. They fall in love and she recounts how she, as a naive willage woman, was lured into prostitution when she came to Jakarta in search of her husband, who in turns out remarried. Budi wants her to quit her job but her vicious pimp has other ideas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Malam Pengantin
Overview: Lestari stops teaching when she marries Rama who has returned from abroad. Lestari, who is an only child and an orphan, is infertile. One day she meets Shinta, her favorite student who cannot stand living with her stepmother, especially since her father, a drunken truck driver, died in an accident. Lestari invites Shanti to live with her. Then Rama’s parents bring Lestari to Tokyo for treatment as they still wish to have a grandchild. Rama and Shinta are left at home and begin to be intimate. Lestari is furious when she returns but she finally gives them her blessings as she cannot conceive. But due to a misunderstanding, Shinta runs away. Then Rama finds Shinta as a singer in a nightclub. Without Lestari’s knowledge, they consummate their love. Then Rama accuses Shinta of adultery and refuses to acknowledge the baby as theirs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1975-05-08
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Romansa
Overview: Marzuki has a relationship with Fatimah, but they do not get her parents’ approval because he is unemployed. He goes to the city to find a job, but then has an affair with Leila, an older woman. Because Leila causes his break-up with Fatimah, Marzuki turns to yet another older woman. But then he comes back to Leila’s arms. He gets a message from his mother that Fatimah is seriously ill. He goes back home and leaves Leila alone.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1970-08-04
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Samiun dan Dasima
Overview: Drawing from the novel, lenong (play) and the previous film (Njai Dasima I), this new film version has heightened erotic scenes considered the boldest for its time. But as mentioned by the director, the eroticism is meant to reveal the psychological aspects of the characters. Unlike the previous version, that mainly highlights conflict between love and witchcraft, this one features social and psychological conflicts. For example, how Dasima feels like an outsider with Edward Williams’s friends, or how she prefers leaving their house to live with her maid in the village. It also shows more background of the Samiun and Hayati characters - Samiun is a black market trader with a lot of debts and Hayati is a woman obsessed with gambling to get rich. When his debts are due and he is unable to pay, Samiun asks his friend, Puasa, to “rob” him while he is returning to their village with Dasima.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1970-05-05
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Lagu Untukmu
Overview: Containing eight songs, the film is like TV variety show of music and singers. Charma, an architecture student, falls in love with Anita. Thanks to advice from Bagio Sumarto, an old artist, Charma manages to win Anita, even though her mother, who has a royal lineage, considers that an artist would lower the family’s prestige. It was a strange assumption, present at the time of the film’s production. Charma then helps Bagio realise his dream of building a village for artists by staging a big successful show. And Anita turns out to be the daughter of Bagio who has long been separated from his wife.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1973-03-22
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Tjita-Tjita Ajah
Overview: Firman inherits a piece of land and a hut from his late father. He works hard by selling fruits, to fulfil his father’s dream, of ensuring that his little brother, Agus, finishes his university education. Agus falls in love with Isma, a daughter of a middle-class tailor, Mrs. Slamet. Mrs. Slamet is a distant relative of Mrs. Dirham; a rich widow, who wants her son, John, to marry Isma. But Isma falls for Agus and John often disparages Agus, which infuriates Isma more and more. Finally Mrs. Slamet gives in and accepts Agus’ proposal, and even John is willing to pay the marriage expenses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1960-03-08
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Pergaulan Metropolis
Overview: Ineke, the owner of an advertising firm, turns to lesbian relationships because men have broken her heart to many times. Ineke is having an affair with her secretary Lisa, who is just after her money. Lisa plots with Toni to get their hands on Ineke’s wealth. Budi, an insurance company sales manager, who was previously Lisa’s lover, falls in love with Ineke. In the end, Budi helps Ineke free herself of all of her complexities.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1994-05-12
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The Temptation of the Demon Woman
Overview: Family Karta (Fadly) almost always be the butt of stealth woman (Sofia WD). That's because the act Karta away from the worship of God. The emergence of the devil was not only detrimental to the Karta and her family, but also the community at large. Thanks to the manual white robe vicious crimes that can be defeated.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1978-03-31
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The Lady
Overview: Attraction at first sight, makes Hendrawansyah (Sophan Sophian) continue to pursue Maryani (Widyawati). He did not back down even though he later found out that his girlfriend was a prostitute, even when he had to face shame in front of respectable people and his father, Datuk Sulaiman (Kusno Sudjarwadi).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Queen of the South Coast
Overview: Based on the story of Nyi Roro Kidul, the ruler of the south sea, her favourite daughter wants to live on land by incarnating as a carp. The fish is found by Komar, a poor farmer who lives with his mother. Ship owner and black magic disciple, Darsi has long wanted to marry Komar, but Komar chooses to marry the fish. Darsi intends to destroy both of them with her black magic until finally, Nyi Roro Kidul intervenes to save them.
Genres: Horror Drama Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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The White Crocodile
Overview: A white alligator lives in a big river in a village. It drags Kadir’s daughter, Juleha, and drowns her. Thanks to Komar the alligator tamer, Juleha is found alive. Apparently, the alligator is an incarnation of Jafar, a friend of Komar. (filmindonesia.or.id)
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1982-02-01
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Antidote for Witchcraft
Overview: Darmi, an unfaithful married woman, uses a magical charm to preserve her youth. Once her husband finds out what she's been up to (which includes screwing the village playboy), he seeks the help of a Shaman.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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The Midwife: Praji Magic
Overview: The film tells a story about Nyi Anis who uses black magic because she is vengeful towards her husband who has thrown her out of the house. The condition for the black magic is that she has to sacrifice a baby every full moon. She becomes the pretty Nyi Mayang. Her husband is willing to take her back. Trouble arises when her black magic teacher dies and she cannot return to her original form. The villagers then defeat her using prayers.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Roro Mendut
Overview: Directed by Ami Priyono.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1982-01-02
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The Moon on the Graveyard
Overview: Back when urbanization was a new phenomenon, this film captured the aspirations desired by three young men from North Sumatera of Batak ethnicity. As the case with other regional area, people from the rural realm were convinced that their way of live is inadequate, so that they "need" to make it in the city, or bust. So Sabar, Tigor and Sahat went up and down their luck in order to find their desired "gold" in a strange land.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1973-03-31
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Max Havelaar
Overview: An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually help the local people he is in charge of, but circumstances soon make him realize just how out of touch he really is, and it doesn't take long for things to go from bad to worse.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1976-09-09
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Greedy Appetite
Overview: After Tini catches her boyfriend Narno trying to seduce her sister Tina and ends their relationship, she mysteriously dies from a snakebite. Narno's mother then visits a shaman to place a curse on one of Tina's potential suitors. As all of that is going on, a mysterious murderer is lurking around bumping off other members of both Tina and Narno's families.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Fatima
Overview: To save her daughter, Fatima agrees to be sent to Malaya to work as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers. There, she joins with the resistance to help destroy a Japanese base, but finds herself taken prisoner and turned into a sex slave a second time after being captured by Dutch Indies officers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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River of Love
Overview: A married man has two daughters with his mistress and then abandons her. Years later, the mother is killed in a train accident while the now-grown daughters become involved with prostitution, pimps, rape and incest.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Golden Queen
Overview: A wealthy man marries twice. His jealous second wife murders the first and gets away with it and then plots, along with her daughter, to do away with the stepdaughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1955-01-01
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Lady in a Trap
Overview: The film tells the story of Fitria, the symbol of Indonesian women who are beautiful, subtle, humble, simple and very flexible in all respects. She always obeys her parents and her husband... and this is where all the problems arise as Fitria finds herself being maddened by what society expects her to be.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Badai Pasti Berlalu
Overview: Siska, a young woman was heartbroken after her fiancé broke off their engagement. Unwilling to see his sister depressed, her brother Johnny introduced her to his friend Leo, who is known as a womanizer.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-11-28
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Christina
Overview: Christina has to deal with a corrupt bank president father, a cutthroat and backstabbing sister, an unfaithful lover and a gigolo plotting to rob the father's office.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Mystics in Bali
Overview: An anthropologist named Cathy travels to Bali with her lover to conduct research on black magic. There, they encounter the queen of the Leák cult, a shapeshifting witch who feasts on blood and soon makes Cathy carry out her evil deeds.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Arie Hanggara
Overview: Based on the true story of a victim of child abuse in Jakarta, 1984.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1985-04-15
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The Earth Gets Hotter
Overview: Maria (Suzzanna) goes to prison for murdering her own father. Upon release, she becomes a prostitute and then has a difficult time maintaining a romantic relationship with a young painter once she decides to get out of the business.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Bulan Purnama
Overview: Prince Citra wants to replace the dying King Basilam. He threatens the queen that he will kill the baby in her womb if it turns out to be a boy. To save her son's life, the queen switches him with a baby girl, and she names her Princess Amidra. Taruk brings her son to Talisajan Island on the queen's order. Amir, Taruk's brother, nurtures the baby and he is named Hasan. After Hasan grows up, Amir tells him his true identity. So Hasan sets sail to the palace. Then, assisted by Taruk, Hasan gains the support of the people. Citra is dethroned, and Hasan takes his rightful place as the king. He marries Amidra, who turns out to be the daughter of a minister.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1953-02-04
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Dendang Sajang
Overview: Machmood and Ali are best friends. Ali's father, Commander Usman, proposes to Guru to have his daughter Halimah, marry his son. But Halimah is Machmood's girl friend. So to get rid of Machmood, he orders him to eliminate the sea pirates. But unexpectedly, Ali follows him. Together they attack the pirates. Ali dies in the battle, and Machmood captures the pirate. Surprisingly, the pirate is the king's brother, who became a pirate to protest the King’s unjust rule of the kingdom. So the Sultan realises his mistakes and finally Machmood marries Halimah.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1953-10-14
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Kali Brantas (Melati Kali Brantas)
Overview: Irawani and Hidayat get engaged to each other. Irawani relates the story of her parents, Irawan and Sunarti. When the couple goes through a hard time, Irawan moves to Batavia to look for work and leaves his wife and daughter behind. But when he succeeds in the city, he gets carried away though it is his father-law, Sunarno, who employs him. After she grows up, Irawani becomes a singer and dancer, and Irawan is crazy about her. Knowing this, his new wife expels him from the house. So once again, Irawan becomes a beggar, just like the first time when he arrived in Jakarta.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-10-15
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Biola
Overview: A student (Arfandi) is very depressed, for being known as a bastard child or “anak haram”, the original title of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s story, on which the film is based on. Only one of the teachers (Frans Harahap) is understanding and willing to help.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1957-08-12
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Gending Sriwidjaja
Overview: Set in a time of guerrilla revolution and told in flashback, two friends, Rustam and Guscik, are members of ABRI (the Indonesian Armed Forces), who are on battle duty even after Indonesia gains full independence in 1949. They successfully defeat a subversive group lead by Aman, on Burung Island.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1958-03-23
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Behind the Mosquito Net
Overview: A portrait of newly married couple, Nurlela and Hasan, who have to live at the house of Nurlelas’s father. They do not have enough money to find a place of their own. Nurlela's father constantly compares Hasan negatively to his rich son-in-law Bakri (August Melasz), causes a friction between the young couple. Hasan and Nurlela fights when looking for their own way to be able to live independently. This situation makes them lie to each other, especially Hasan, who questions himself about his work and its environment. Hasan’s hard work to get off the family’s house eventually causes a misunderstanding. Nurlela almost commits suicide before the couple is able to trust each other again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Djakarta di Waktu Malam
Overview: Sriwardhani becomes a singer at "Happy World", after her father is killed by a gang of robbers. There she meets Edy Sumarno and they get married without Edy's mother consent. When Edy gets sick, Sri asks her mother-in-law for money to buy medicine. But the mother asks Sri to divorce her son for the money. Sri accepts this for her husband's sake. When Edy recovers, his mother arranges a marriage for him. However, the marriage does not work well and his wife dies in a car accident. Edy's mother regrets her decision and tells him to go look for Sri again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-07-06
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Treachery of G30S/PKI
Overview: The official story of the events surrounding the September 30 to October 1, 1965 attempted coup d'etat in Indonesia by a group calling itself the "30 September Movement", leading to the downfall of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the rise of Suharto's New Order regime.
Genres: Drama History War Thriller Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1984-11-01
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Tikungan Maut
Overview: Rahmat loves speeding, that's why he has a regular garage. There he meets Nani, who wants to learn to drive a car. The acquaintance continues with dating. Problems arise when Rahmat's aunt, Sofie finds out that Nani is Eddy's niece, who once had an affair with Ratna, until her husband died.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1966-06-09
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The Last Train
Overview: With the failure of Linggarjati Agreement as the background, a heroic and also a love story are interwoven. The army headquarters in Yogja decides to withdraw all existing trains to Yogya.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1981-02-28
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Hatiku dalam Hatimu
Overview: Tells the story of an orphaned young man who moved to Jakarta to try his luck and also to erase the memory of his girlfriend because their relationship was not approved. Because he helped a girl, the girl's father gave him a job until he became successful. Then he returned to his village as a successful person and finally married the girl of his dreams.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1973-08-30
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Timang-timang Anakku Sayang
Overview: Tells the story of a family that experiences chaos after the father dies. Sofia's stepson drives out his stepmother and two siblings. Finally he dies in an accident. When her mother dies, Sofia is adopted by her rich neighbor, while Erwin is who knows where. When he is slandered by his stepsister, he intends to run away but is then helped by a young man who is none other than Erwin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1973-05-23
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Badja Membara (Nila Meulila)
Overview: It tells the story of Budiman and Abdullah who escaped from the Japanese army. Budiman was shot dead, while Abdullah, who had wanted to join the guerrillas, changed his mind because he knew that Budiman's son and wife were arrested. Abdullah surrendered and was sentenced to death. Before that happened, his father waged resistance against the Japanese to free his son.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1961-09-28
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Dilereng Gunung Kawi
Overview: The story about the revolutionary period. A pair of warriors who love each other face adversity. The girl was shot to death, so the boy became more reckless in his struggle.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1961-11-05
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Lara jonggrang (Candi Prambanan)
Overview: Legend about Loro Jonggrang's love story with Bandung Bondowoso. When he was newly appointed as Senopati Baka, he was assigned to attack the Pengging Kingdom. However, while he was there, he was recognized as the crown prince of Pengging, who had apparently been kidnapped by the Baka people when he was still a child. The angry King Baka personally led an attack on Pengging and was killed by Bandung Bondowoso. The son of the Baka king, Loro Jonggrang saw his father die and held a grudge against Bandung Bondowoso. When Bandung Bondowoso was about to propose, Loro Jonggrang also put forward a condition to build a thousand temples. When there was one less temple, Loro Jonggrang made the cock crow as if it was morning. Bandung, knowing that Loro Jonggrang was cheating, cursed it, making it the thousandth and largest temple.
Genres: Action Fantasy History
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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