A Legendary Love

2004

Malay

6.6

♡ 4

83%

Teong Hin Saw Director

Christine Hakim as Bayan

Azmil Mustapha as Emissary from Demak

Shaharuddin Thamby as Hang Jebat

Ruminah Sidek as Nenek Kebayan

In the late 15th century, a forbidden romance blossoms between Gusti Putri, a Javanese Hindu princess and Hang Tuah, a Malay Muslim warrior from Melaka, against a backdrop of war and mysticism.

Merantau

2009

Indonesian

6.7

♡ 40

62%

Gareth Evans Director

Yayan Ruhian as Eric

Philip Hersh as Ratger

Christine Hakim as Wulan

Iko Uwais as Yuda

In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.

Tjoet Nja' Dhien

1988

Indonesian

7.8

♡ 4

aceh

Drama

independence movement

Eros Djarot Director

Robert Syarif as Dutch Officer

Fritz G. Schadt as Dutch Officer

Roy Karyadi as Dutch Officer

Christine Hakim as Tjoet Nja' Dhien

Set in 1896, "Tjoet Nja' Dhien" celebrates one of Indonesia's great heroes who fought for independence from the Dutch. The pious Muslim people of Aceh, a city that had flourished since ancient times as a trade port, enter into a fierce war with the Dutch. Tjoet Nja' Dhien, the widow of a rebel leader operating in Aceh in Sumatra, assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Uma is killed in an ambush. Dhien's charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch. Despite personal obstacles, she remained in the thick of the struggle for ten years.

Pasir Berbisik

2001

Indonesian

7.3

♡ 4

mother daughter relationship

traumatic past

woman director

Nan Triveni Achnas Director

Slamet Rahardjo as Agus

Christine Hakim as Berlian

Dian Sastrowardoyo as Daya

Didi Petet as Suwito

Berlian and her teenage daughter Daya are on the run from political violence. Constantly daydreaming that her absent father will return, young Daya chafes under the stern hand of her mother. Forced to move inland from their seaside home to a desert of constantly shifting sands, the pair settle down to their familiar antagonism. Finally, Daya sees a vaguely familiar face shuffle in from across the wasteland.

A Perfect Fit

2021

Indonesian

5.4

♡ 1

Hadrah Daeng Ratu Director

Mathias Muchus as Ayah Deni

Christine Hakim as Bu Handra

Arif Alfiansyah as Ilham

Yayu A.W. Unru as Pak Ketut

Sparks fly when a fashion blogger in Bali meets a gifted shoemaker, leading her to question her commitment to her fiancé.

Impetigore

2019

Indonesian

6.6

♡ 37

92%

Joko Anwar Director

Kiki Narendra as Bambang

Marissa Anita as Dini

Tara Basro as Maya

Christine Hakim as Nyi Misni

A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove the curse that has plagued them for years.

Sri Asih

2022

Indonesian

6.1

♡ 16

jagat sinema bumilangit

Sci-Fi

sri asih

superhero

Upi Avianto Director

Christine Hakim as Eyang Mariani Revaldo

Revaldo as Jagau

Reza Rahadian as Jatmiko / Roh Setan

Jefri Nichol as Tangguh

Alana discover the truth about her origin: she’s not an ordinary human being. She may be the gift for humanity and become its protector as Sri Asih. Or a destruction, if she can’t control her anger.