FILMS AND ENTERTAINMENT OF INDONESIA

Indonesia was recently rated as the country with the

most potential when it comes to producing films in the
Asia Pacific region. The Indonesian film industry has
been showing positive signs of rapid growth. In the last
four years, the industry developed significantly with a
28% increase.

Indonesia has one of the largest film markets in the

world.

Young talents are continuously creating new movies for

the global market. With the rise of streaming services, it has become even easier to reach
international audiences.

Here are some films that very likable and masterpiece

1. The Raid: Redemption

It is a 2011 film directed by Gareth Evans and starring Iko

Uwais. In this movie, a SWAT team is sent to raid an
apartment that belongs to a drug lord. Tama and tasked to kill
him but have to traverse through the 15th floor apartment in
order to reach him. This movie shows Silat, an Indonesian
martial art used in the film by many of its characters.

2. The Rainbow Troops (Laskar Pelangi)

Based on a bestselling book with the same title, The Rainbow
Troops shed light on life in Belitong, a remote island in Sumatra.
The story revolves around a group of village children with their
everyday struggles pursuing education and dreams bigger than
their hometown. This heartwarming coming-of-age story also
subtly deals with social issues like poverty and corruption in
seemingly innocent everyday settings. The phenomenal book and
movie prompted the rise of Belitung as one of Indonesia’s up-
 and-coming tourist destinations, with virgin beaches and charming villages that are
featured in the movie as well.

3. Love for share (Berbagi Suami)

This movie tells the stories of three women with different lives, ages, ethnicities and
cultures, with only one thing in common: they all have a husband who practices
polygamy. This film elaborates the everyday realities of polygamy from the female
perspective and has received awards nationally as well as internationally.

4. The Gathering (Arisan)

2011 Indonesia film directed by Nia Dinata.The
Gathering boldly depicted relationship, homosexuality,
 and adultery in the lives of its three rich, youthful main characters. The film showed an
honest peek at Jakarta’s high society culture and its dynamics, including the internal
struggles of coming out as gay in Indonesia. This drama comedy won many prestigious
awards and drew so much enthusiasm that it was later turned into a series with the
same name and success.

5. The Mirror Never Lies

Pakis is a young Bajau girl, an indigenous community of

nomadic sea gypsies in eastern Indonesia. Ever since her
father got lost at sea, Pakis has been looking for him using
mirrors, but to no avail. This film is both an emotional
coming-of-age story and an environmental piece with
mesmerizing visuals of Indonesia’s vast and beautiful open
sea, not to mention the accurate, well-researched cultural
insights. The Mirror Never Lies frequents international film
screenings, such as Busan, Vancouver, and the
Melbourne Film Festival.