Sjuman Djaya

Full Moon at Mid-Day (1988)

Sora has to work really hard to support her family, by giving swimming lessons and being a model, as her husband Sony is unreliable. But with the help of an idealist young lawyer, Singgih, and a loyal friend, Devina, Sora manages to survive. ...

Opera Jakarta (1985)

Intertwined stories of Joko, a boxer, and Rum, the daughter of a general. ...

Sharp Gravel (1984)

Ganjar and Retno plan to marry, but this fails. Then with Inten, Retno looking for jobs but they are trapped by Joko. Retno realises she is going to be used by him and manages to escape. ...

R.A. Kartini (1983)

The biography of the Indonesian women's emancipatist, R.A. Kartini, based on her letters. ...

Fatima (1983)

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 be ...

Not a Seasonal Dream (1981)

Little Nina, oldest daughter of a plantation guard, is rescued by Daniel, a novice priest, from a tiger. As a result, Nina later aspires to be a nun. Meanwhile, the sickly Adri, who is the son of a wealthy businessman, is very much in love with Nina. Nina ...

Gadis Marathon (1981)

An athlete juggles her career and love life while an internal conflict within the sports organization gets in the way. ...

Bukan Sandiwara (1980)

Unable to conceive, an Indonesian couple attempt artificial insemination but are given Japanese sperm. The result angers the father, who has a hard time accepting the baby as his own. ...

Yeah, Right... (1979)

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 wan ...

Mist of Purple Silk (1979)

Miranti is left a widow after her pilot husband dies in an accident. She forces herself to work independently, despite feeling alienated. She soon learns that her brother-in-law Dimas cares greatly for her. Miranti ultimately realises that his feelings are ...

Darah Muda (1977)

Rhoma and Ricky not only have a different taste in music but also differ in the way they live. Rhoma tries to promote Dangdut music and has a religious life, while Ricky likes rock and has a reckless and free lifestyle. Ricky, who is also a good boxer, joi ...

Gitar Tua Oma Irama (1977)

The wedding plans of Oma and Ani are shattered due to the presence of Ir. Dana in the plantation where Ani's father works. As her father is ambitious and wants a higher position, he wants Dana to become Ani's husband. Ani works in the plantation as a secre ...

Young, in Love (1977)

A rare film that was censored for many years, the story featured protesting university students in the process of self-discovery. ...

Si Doel Anak Modern (1976)

It tells a life story of Doel, the kampong kid, who is just idle in his village after graduated from a school in the city. Marriage arrangement set by his mother is always refused since he falls in love to Kristin, his friend in the city. ...

Laila Majenun (1975)

A little boy is told the tale about the development of Jakarta, when a village was divided into two, and causing the people to oppose each other. On one side, there is Anton while the other side is lead by Mahmud. Maulana, the village boy whom Anton has ad ...

Atheis (1974)

Adapted from Achdiat Kartamihardja's novel of the same name. It follows a young Muslim man named Hasan who, through his interactions with others, loses his faith. ...

Mamad (1973)

Office clerk Mamad breaks his ethics and steals a pack of paper from his office while preparing for his seventh child's birth. Haunted by guilt, an opportunity to confess seems to always elude him. ...

The Moon on the Graveyard (1973)

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 in ...

Mama (1972)

Legendary directors Wim Umboh and Sjumandjaja, decided to experiment by producing a script being written at the same time of the shooting. Mama is a complex story with two seemingly unrelated narrative threads. The first story revolves around Sanca and Ana ...

Si Doel Anak Betawi (1972)

Doel, a child growing up in a Betawi society, who is trying to break the pragmatism of the society that considers the Betawi people to be conservative by getting as high an education as possible. After his father's death in an accident, he and his mother b ...

Those Who Fall at Men’s Feet (1971)

Parmin is always rejected by his wife, Sinta, when he wants to have sex. Sinta was traumatized by her half-sister and stepfather, so she married Parmin to cover up her pregnancy. Sinta falls into a lesbian relationship with Sumiyati, who is a lesbian becau ...

Past Midnight (1971)

Lono is a thief who steals from the corrupt on behalf of the poor. ...

Nji Ronggeng (1969)

Amidst the election rivalry of two villages for the village head post, Cigugur and Cijulang, a troupe of Ronggeng artists, with its prima donna, Sari, arrives at the sub-district center for their regular performance. Sari and Dadang, the son of the Village ...

The Shot (1962)

Saodah (1956)

While it is uncertain, the film is believed to be inspired by the story of Nyai Dasima, about the terrible fate of a rich widow who ends up as a murder victim because of her wealth. ...

Fatima (1983)

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 be ...

Young, in Love (1977)

A rare film that was censored for many years, the story featured protesting university students in the process of self-discovery. ...

Si Doel Anak Betawi (1972)

Doel, a child growing up in a Betawi society, who is trying to break the pragmatism of the society that considers the Betawi people to be conservative by getting as high an education as possible. After his father's death in an accident, he and his mother b ...

Those Who Fall at Men’s Feet (1971)

Parmin is always rejected by his wife, Sinta, when he wants to have sex. Sinta was traumatized by her half-sister and stepfather, so she married Parmin to cover up her pregnancy. Sinta falls into a lesbian relationship with Sumiyati, who is a lesbian becau ...

Past Midnight (1971)

Lono is a thief who steals from the corrupt on behalf of the poor. ...

Blind Virgin (1971)

Oni is an orphan who is born blind. She is adopted by a cart puller. Despite of his blindness, Oni can cure diseases. So when her adopting parent dies, someone else takes care of her. But ever since her village is pillaged Oni lives on as a wanderer. ...