Indonesian documentary filmmaker Ismail Fahmi Lubis’ Help Is on the Way (2020) offers a broader and deeply personal look at the plight of domestic workers and caregivers. A stat in the opening…
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The Womb (Inang) follows the story of Wulan, who is left at a crossroads by her boyfriend after she gets pregnant. When a thoughtful couple takes her in, things turn strange when…
Innocent Vengeance, aka Berbalas Kejam, is Indonesia’s subtle version of John Wick. Not so gruesome and bloody, but the plot is quite similar. A group of thieves enters the home of a…
Dear David (2023) Review: Lucky Kuswandi’s ‘Dear David’ is an absolute charmer. While it presents a fairly typical teenage romance drama, it has a profound impact due to its heartwarming storytelling style.…
The peaks and valleys of emotions spurting with the fickle rhythm of adolescence are treated mindfully in Netflix’s surprisingly balanced Indonesian teenage drama Dear David. If you understand why it is surprising…
The Raid, an Indonesian action film, took the world by storm in 2011 with its high-octane and innovative action sequences, which many hailed as one of the greatest action films of all…