Garin Nugroho Trailers
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Garin Nugroho Riyanto (born June 6, 1961, in Yogyakarta) is a renowned Indonesian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He first gained widespread recognition after releasing his film Cinta dalam Sepotong Roti (A Slice of Love) in 1990. His works have often transcended national boundaries and earned international acclaim.
One of his most notable films is Surat untuk Bidadari (Letter to an Angel) (1992), which brought him to the international film stage. Additionally, his film Daun di Atas Bantal (Leaf on a Pillow) (1998) became the first Indonesian film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Garin is also well-known for other works such as Opera Jawa (2006) and Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku (Memories of My Body) (2018).
His recent film, Whispers in the Dabbas (Nyanyi Sunyi dalam Rantang), premiered at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2025.
Throughout his career, Garin Nugroho has received numerous awards, including the Tempo Best Director Award in 2024 for his film Samsara. He is also recognized as a driving force behind various important cultural activities in Indonesia.
With his dedication and innovation, Garin Nugroho continues to make significant contributions to the development of Indonesian cinema and culture.
Most Popular Garin Nugroho Trailers
Total trailers found: 45
01 January 1995
The film commemorates the 50th anniversary of Sukarno driving through the street in the aftermath and waving the Flag of Indonesia as he became the first President proclaiming "My nationalism is humanity".
03 March 2022
A documentary about the history of local film scene in Yogyakarta.
10 June 2021
"Sarung" follows a dancer who is inspired by this versatile piece of cloth and begins creating new choreography.
01 February 2008
The documentary presents a free jazz collaboration by Western jazz artistes Guerino Mozzola, Heinz Geisser, and Norris Jones, along with the community of Lima Gunung, the Sono Seni Ensemble, and the art community of the Boko, Prambanan and Borobudur temples.
23 March 2017
After a fateful meeting of a widow and a young entrepreneur with Alzheimer's, friendship between the two blossoms following the man's request to make traditional mooncakes.
13 November 2011
Night life of a transgender who has his own story.
28 August 2025
Layar, a popular film star who feels bored with his career wants to make a musical theater set in a family history that is always linked to Indonesian film history.
13 November 2023
A civil servant taking shelter from the rain in front of a laundry shop. Then, he was given a bag of laundry clothes which he thought belonged to the laundry shop clerk.
04 May 1994
Realistic fairy-tale about conflicts between the traditional society on an Indonesian island and the modern world.
27 October 2021
The story of a dancer who finds mysterious objects in the practice room. The things that brought her gave birth to a new spirit and choreography.
26 January 2001
In his contribution, Garin Nugroho wants to show the importance of the new and the old harbour of Jakarta.
05 December 2024
Darta, a man from an impoverished family, is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. Desperate, he strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth.
15 September 2023
Pertiwi, a strong and independent woman who took care of her three children: Adam, Sekar, and Isham until they became adults and left their hometown.
07 October 2016
In 1927 colonial Indonesia, a young woman trapped as a Dutch man's concubine fights for dignity in a world that sees her as nothing more than property.
09 April 2015
In 1912, Javanese activist Omar Said Tjokroaminoto co-founds the Sarekat Islam party to fight injustices of the Dutch East Indies' colonial regime.
07 June 2012
This movie follows the story of Dutch East Indies' (now Indonesia) first indigenous bishop, Albertus Soegijapranata SJ, from his inauguration until the end of Indonesia's independence war (1940-1949).
19 February 2026
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Busan International Film Festival founder Kim Dong-ho, at eighty-five, picks up a camcorder for the first time and decides to make a documentary.
10 June 2010
A short film by Marsha Timothy, adapted from short story “Naruto Bersyukur” by Pidi Baiq.
25 September 2025
Alfa and Darian, a young couple who decided to separate after facing various conflicts. However, encouragement from their families led them to want to reconcile.
07 August 2006
This is the story about Setyo, Siti and Ludiro, who were the performer of Javanese Ramayana's Wayang Wong.
04 October 2014
Southeast Asia Cinema - When the rooster crows is a voice of diversity reaching for change. Brillante Mendoza, Eric Khoo, Garin Nugroho, Pen Ek Ratanaruang give voice to a region rich with traditions, ethnic groups, languages, politics, and religions.
01 February 2004
A Papuan teenager becomes fixated on his first kiss after meeting a woman at the port, unaware that his father's fight for justice has put their family in grave danger.
24 March 2005
A college student, a young female dancer, an orphaned adolescent, a rickshaw driver, and an eternal optimist all discuss the manner in which the 2004 tsunami set into motion by an Indian Ocean earthquake dramatically altered their lives in filmmaker Garin Nugroho's reflective documentary.
15 July 2021
Sparks fly when a fashion blogger in Bali meets a gifted shoemaker, leading her to question her commitment to her fiancé.
15 March 2012
Crisscrossing between the stories of Rima, a dynamic recruit whose ambition is soon thwarted by Islamic convention; the disaffected Jabir, who is looking for a way out of a cycle of poverty and Asimah, who desperately searches the streets for her kidnapped daughter.
23 December 2021
After the incident the president gave bicycles to school children, some Papuan children also wanted o
18 April 2019
Juno was just a child when his father abandoned him from their village in Central Java. Abandoned and alone, he joins a Lengger dance centre where men shape their feminine appearance and movement.
01 April 1995
A story about a court musician student man named Ilalang who is faced by his trauma while studying court music.
11 December 1991
Mayang, Harris, and Topan were best friends since childhood. Mayang, a columnist in a female magazine, had been married to Harris, a professional, while Topan was still single and became a photographer.
09 August 2024
Adam, the Village Head who entered regional election politics brought his politics home, affecting his relationship with his wife and younger siblings.
15 May 2017
After encountering a group of bandits with plans to rape and steal from her, a young widow ventures into the wilderness in search of justice.
19 February 2009
Slank is a legendary rock band on the Indonesian scene, known for their politicized lyrics and activism, and for its fanatical fan base - known as "Slankers" - who see the band as something to coalesce around to promote peace and unity in their country.
05 January 2023
Words of poetry spell certain death when a young woman grows increasingly distraught after a string of unusual murders take place.
14 August 1998
The Indonesian society is seen through a middle-aged lady's eyes in her daily encounters with the street children who work and live off the harsh and sleazy world of adults.
01 February 2025
Puspa, a novice lawyer handling trivial cases, fights for the cause of poor people accused of petty crimes and threatened with disproportionate punishment.
04 February 2016
A cheerful yet serious Indonesian Romeo and Juliet. A boy and a girl from the same district, but with difficult childhoods and other reasons not to acknowledge their love.
01 January 1984
An encounter at a train station triggers memories of tragedies and poverty around the train station area.
14 November 2019
As an infotainment producer deals with a work crisis, a childhood friend, who's now a cleric, arrives to honor a religious request from her late father.
07 November 2000
The poet Ibrahim Kadir plays himself in a political drama about his arrest and incarceration in Aceh in the 1960s.
06 November 2004
Set in and around a mosque in sprawling Jakarta, Indonesia, during the Muslim holiday of Lebaran, the interwoven stories of family, faith and romantic love in this humorous yet poignant film are revealed through the eyes of kids.
06 December 2008
The story follows three women in Bali, each facing their own life challenges. Maharani is a woman searching for her biological mother.
01 January 1986
Farm docudrama about a father and son who grew apart after the son fails to move up a grade.
01 January 1998
Garin Nugroho revisits his filmography to investigate how family, cinema, and nationhood intersects, offering a personal look at his identity & perspective on Indonesia's uncertain future.
24 February 2017
A young man is kept distant from his lover by a strict and unforgiving society. He’d go through hell to be with her, but when a deal with the devil goes sour, hell comes to him instead.
