Zainal Abidin

Acting

Zainal Abidin

Born — Died

1928-08-31 — 2000-01-07

Place of birth

Jakarta, Indonesia

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Zainal Abidin (31 August 1928 – 7 January 2000) was a Citra Award-winning Indonesian actor who played in more than a hundred and fifty films.

Known for

Perempuan Kedua poster
NR

The peaceful and widely admired marriage of Dr. Yanuar and Rani is suddenly shaken. Dubbed a model husband by his largely unfaithful medical colleagues, Yanuar is faced with two complicated situations almost simultaneously. First, Lia repeatedly begs him for an abortion, which he steadfastly refuses. Second, Patricia—the kept mistress of a powerful man named Primodarso—unexpectedly disrupts the exemplary doctor's routine life.

Perempuan Kedua

1990

Forbidden Fruit poster
NR

Two high school students, Satria and Rani, have tasted the forbidden fruit of sex. But Rani’s father, a rich man, who is authoritarian and very proud; is against Satria, who is merely the son of a poor widow. He regretfully has to give permission for his only daughter, Rani, to marry Satria who has impregnated her. He allows this without any celebration and on condition that they will not be sharing a house, and that they will divorce after the baby is born. Everything changes when Rani gives birth to a pair of twins. Rani and Satria can be reunited.

Forbidden Fruit

1979

Bunga Desa poster
NR

Rhoma tries to pull Ratna out of her dark life. Ratna’s pimp opposes the attempt. In a fight, Ratna is stabbed with a knife. Rhoma is shaken and advised to go to the village to rest. There, he falls in love with Sumi, the village beauty. Misfortune also falls on her when she is attacked with sulphuric acid that ruins her face. Returning to the village, he is surprised to find a woman who is similar to both Ratna and Sumi.

Bunga Desa

1988

Tirai Malam Pengantin poster
NR

During a morning cycling routine, Karina suffers an unfortunate accident. Swerving to avoid a collision, she crashes her bike and unknowingly tears her hymen—just as she is about to get married. Despite Karina's wish to be completely honest with her fiancé, Yudha, her mother forces her to undergo hymen reconstruction surgery, convincing her with arguments about the importance of virginity to men.

Tirai Malam Pengantin

1983

Cintaku di Rumah Susun poster
7.0

An ordinary brewery worker, strictly forbidden from dating by his grandfather, navigates a series of failed romantic pursuits within a chaotic, colorful flat-complex—only to find true love right next door after an escaped fugitive turns his neighborhood upside down.

Cintaku di Rumah Susun

1987

Sunan Kalijaga poster
7.0

Raden Mas Said, the first son of Tumenggung Wilarikta, who rules Tuban, a district in the powerful kingdom of Majapahit, sees a poor family who suffers from hunger. He tries to take some food out secretly. His parents disapprove, and as punishment, he is locked inside the food storage. Since the incident, R.M. Said, does not feel comfortable at home. So he travels from one place to another and witnesses many cases of fraud and injustice. The Tumenggung is often blamed to cover up their crimes. Listening to his son's report, his father realises the real situation. Then he meets Sunan Bonang, who teaches his knowledge to R.M. Said. They meditate together on a riverbank. Due to his dedication, R.M. Said gets a "Nur" (enlightenment) from God. Shortly after, he is appointed as a Wali (a dated term for Islamic leader), and becomes the famous one amongst the Nine Great Wali (Wali Sanga). He is known as Sunan Kalijaga.

Sunan Kalijaga

1983

Film credits

1990s · 11 titles

Perempuan Kedua poster
NR

The peaceful and widely admired marriage of Dr. Yanuar and Rani is suddenly shaken. Dubbed a model husband by his largely unfaithful medical colleagues, Yanuar is faced with two complicated situations almost simultaneously. First, Lia repeatedly begs him for an abortion, which he steadfastly refuses. Second, Patricia—the kept mistress of a powerful man named Primodarso—unexpectedly disrupts the exemplary doctor's routine life.

Perempuan Kedua

1990

Angel Of Fury poster
3.8

A security specialist is hired to deliver a valuable computer. She is joined by her former lover who has plans of his own for the computer.

Angel Of Fury

1992

My Heaven My Hell poster
NR

A naive village girl, Ani (Ayu Azhari), takes a job in a karaoke club in the city after meeting Susana (Yurike Prastica). Actually, Ani’s main reason for taking the job in the city is the hope that she will somehow meet up with Rudy (James Sahertian), a childhood friend. At the karaoke club, Ani attracts unwanted affections from the owner, Robert (Torro Margens). Ani escapes this dilemma when she does, finally, find Rudy. Together, they set up a small business selling ready-made clothes. Robert refuses to give up. He sends some men to beat up Rudy, and even assigns Susana to try to break up Rudy and Ani. Susana is successful. Ani then goes to work with Prasetyo (Willy Dozan), whom she met when she was in the garment business. The relationship between Ani and Prasetyo becomes serious, and they marry. However, Rudy, who is living with Susana, attempts to blackmail Ani with his knowledge of her past involvement with the karaoke club.

My Heaven My Hell

1994

Wanita poster
NR

Lisa is brutally raped by Hengky and his two friends, Hengky and Baron, and is left on the streets. Due to the trauma, Lisa develops mental illness. She is treated by Dr. Iwan, a psychiatrist, while her case is handled by police captain, Markus, Iwan’s friend. The case is difficult to solve as Lisa has amnesia and cannot remember her past. After the treatment at the hospital is completed, Lisa is invited to stay at Dr. Iwan’s house, as he wants to study her further for his doctoral thesis. Through both friends’ diligence, they are able to find Lisa’s mother and siblings. As a result, Lisa’s memory begins to recover.

Wanita

1990

Jangan Bilang Siapa-siapa poster
NR

Newlyweds Merry (Lydia Kandou) and Andi (Ray Sahetapy) have to say goodbye to Anita’s parents who are going abroad for a holiday. Aunt and Uncle (Zainal Abidin, Ida Kusumah) have been asked to watch over them. While Merry and Andi are at the airport to see the parents off, a sweet looking girl comes up and kisses Andi and gives him a message for another young woman. Confusion ensues. Merry becomes suspicious. In the midst of this atmosphere of suspicion, Andi has to take part in an office meeting in Puncak. Even worse, after the meeting, Andi’s boss invites him to a party and after that Andi has to go to Bandung on business. Andi calls Merry, who has taken Andi’s joking around with his servant Kadir about women seriously, to inform her of these plans, and she tells him that she wants to separate from him.

Jangan Bilang Siapa-siapa

1990

Lupus 4 (Anak Mami Sudah Besar) poster
NR

After graduating from high school, Lupus was not accepted at a public university and forbade his mother to sell inherited jewelery so that Lupus could enter a private school and cover his debts. Lupus asks for a down payment from the magazine where he often writes with the promise of writing about teenage girls who like to come home early. He then interviewed and approached Pia {Paramitha Rusady} who went to the disco every night because the house was crowded. His widowed father only scolded him but was rarely at home. Disco is a place of entertainment. She's not like other disco girls, who are also sex-free etc. Writing about Pia had invited misunderstandings, so Lupus preached. And it is said that his father then wanted to change his attitude. Pia's story is intertwined with: catching frogs, applying for jobs that turn out to be unsuccessful.

Lupus 4 (Anak Mami Sudah Besar)

1990

Plong (Naik Daun) poster
10.0

Darma (Deddy Mizwar), the owner of several companies, suddenly appoints his horse trainer, Ucha (Cok Simbara), as director of one of his businesses that was previously managed by old friends of Darma from the revolutionary period. Ucha attempts to revamps the company as expected, but his efforts are all undermined by Darma’s old friends. Ucha also runs into trouble at home, when his chubby wife lets his new position as director and her status as wife of the director go to her head. She is insistent that she needs a makeover and that their house needs upgrading in line with their new social status. As these various conflicts reach a head, Ucha finally confronts Darma with the reality of his friends’ betrayal, and threatens to quit. Darma understands the situation, but cannot bring himself to fire his old friends.

Plong (Naik Daun)

1991

Nada dan Dakwah poster
NR

The people of Pandanwangi village are upset at news that their land will be appropriated by a large conglomerate. Conflict over the land emerges and escalates between the villagers and representatives of the conglomerate. The villagers have come to view the situation as more of a matter of morality than of land ownership after finding out that a bar and billiards center will be built there. The head of the village’s Islamic boarding school, H. Murad, who is assisted by H. Rhoma, attempts to influence the villagers to refuse to sell their land. Eventually, the charismatic religious leader KH Zainuddin MZ succeeds in mediating the conflict, and even influences the conglomerate owner, Bustomi (WD. Mochtar), to rethink his plans. The land conflict theme of this film is interesting in that it reflects the social issues arising out of the rapid pace of development of the time. This may be Rhoma Irama’s best film, even though it was not very popular.

Nada dan Dakwah

1991

Kanan Kiri OK III poster
NR

The couple, Rio (Ray Sahetapy) and Anita (Ida Iasha), lives next door to their close friends Goro (Zainal Abidin) and Tati (Dien Novita). Both couples have a male relative living with them; Doyok (Doyok Sudarmadji) stays with Rio and Anita, and Kadir (Kadir) stays with Goro and Tati. The daily behavior and interactions of these neighbors shift when Vina (Nurul Arifin), a very beautiful and attractive friend of Anita’s, comes to visit. Rio and Goro are both very attracted to Vina and make every effort possible to get close to her, particularly when everybody goes off on holiday together.

Kanan Kiri OK III

1990

Mana Bisa Tahan poster
NR

In this Warkop DKI comedy, Dono has two girlfriends, Windy and Cindy, so he finds it difficult to arrange dates and they often misunderstand. His sidekicks, Kasino and Indro, are jealous. They ruin Dono’s dating life by degrading Dono in front of the two girls’ parents. Then Dono seeks revenge by tricking the two of them.

Mana Bisa Tahan

1990

Setetes Noda Manis poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Setetes Noda Manis

1995

1980s · 35 titles

Bunga Desa poster
NR

Rhoma tries to pull Ratna out of her dark life. Ratna’s pimp opposes the attempt. In a fight, Ratna is stabbed with a knife. Rhoma is shaken and advised to go to the village to rest. There, he falls in love with Sumi, the village beauty. Misfortune also falls on her when she is attacked with sulphuric acid that ruins her face. Returning to the village, he is surprised to find a woman who is similar to both Ratna and Sumi.

Bunga Desa

1988

Tirai Malam Pengantin poster
NR

During a morning cycling routine, Karina suffers an unfortunate accident. Swerving to avoid a collision, she crashes her bike and unknowingly tears her hymen—just as she is about to get married. Despite Karina's wish to be completely honest with her fiancé, Yudha, her mother forces her to undergo hymen reconstruction surgery, convincing her with arguments about the importance of virginity to men.

Tirai Malam Pengantin

1983

Cintaku di Rumah Susun poster
7.0

An ordinary brewery worker, strictly forbidden from dating by his grandfather, navigates a series of failed romantic pursuits within a chaotic, colorful flat-complex—only to find true love right next door after an escaped fugitive turns his neighborhood upside down.

Cintaku di Rumah Susun

1987

Sunan Kalijaga poster
7.0

Raden Mas Said, the first son of Tumenggung Wilarikta, who rules Tuban, a district in the powerful kingdom of Majapahit, sees a poor family who suffers from hunger. He tries to take some food out secretly. His parents disapprove, and as punishment, he is locked inside the food storage. Since the incident, R.M. Said, does not feel comfortable at home. So he travels from one place to another and witnesses many cases of fraud and injustice. The Tumenggung is often blamed to cover up their crimes. Listening to his son's report, his father realises the real situation. Then he meets Sunan Bonang, who teaches his knowledge to R.M. Said. They meditate together on a riverbank. Due to his dedication, R.M. Said gets a "Nur" (enlightenment) from God. Shortly after, he is appointed as a Wali (a dated term for Islamic leader), and becomes the famous one amongst the Nine Great Wali (Wali Sanga). He is known as Sunan Kalijaga.

Sunan Kalijaga

1983

Bloody Wedding poster
8.0

Badrowi disturbs a married woman he's in love with on her wedding night and kills her husband. He's then severely beaten by villagers and his body is thrown into a ravine. There, he gains supernatural powers from a spider and then starts terrorizing the village.

Bloody Wedding

1987

Final Score poster
4.9

Richard Brown, a decorated Vietnam War veteran now living in Indonesia, discovers that gunmen invaded his home, murdered his son, Bobby, (preparing to celebrate his 8th birthday), and gang-raped and murdered his wife, Florinda. Vowing revenge, he begins to track down the culprits, learning in the process that they're in the employ of a business rival named Hawk. At one point he's captured, beaten, and tortured but then he's rescued by Julia, Hawk's personal secretary, who also seeks revenge on her employer for causing the death of her sister. Brown eventually finds and confronts Hawk at Hawk's fortress-like compound.

Final Score

1986

My Dear poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

My Dear

1983

Gadis Penakluk poster
NR

Agnes appears to be out of control. Her father is seldom at home while her stepmother is afraid of her. At school, she dares to confront teachers whom she considers as no good. A young teacher, Wing Ganda, tries to understand her and shows her how to use her talent. His effort is fruitful but Agnes falls in love with him. Wing tries to avoid her. When another young man attempts to approach Agnes, she makes a fool out of him. Agnes has to deal with the fact that she cannot conquer everything. Wing is unconquerable and her stepmother secretly cares about her very much. This was one of the more insightful teenage films that understood teenage psychology and was also optmistic in a realistic way.

Gadis Penakluk

1980

Gengsi Dooong poster
5.5

Wealthy tobacco merchant's son, oil tycoon's son, and car workshop owner's son fall in love with Rika, a lecturer's daughter.

Gengsi Dooong

1980

No artwork available
NR

Tris and Ayu are divorcing. Their children are bemused. Ayu’s father, who has been trying to reconcile the couple, somehow makes the conflict sharper as both parties want to take custody of the two children. When they find no agreement between them, the choice is given to the children. They decide to run away. Everyone panics. Grandfather is angry, especially when they have to report the missing children to the police. Together they search for the kids in the fountain that grandfather used to tell them about, the fountain that always made his relationship with grandmother harmonious. There, the family reconciles.

Divorce

1985

Asmara di Balik Pintu poster
NR

It tells the story of Rendy's struggle to cure his younger brother who has lost his memory. Rendy then met Nisye who was touched to see the affection between the brothers and was willing to help them.

Asmara di Balik Pintu

1984

Gadis Telepon poster
NR

Sinta's father is dying. On his insistence, Sinta has to marry Roni, though she actually prefers Ricky. Initially, Sinta is grateful to have a husband who is willing to sacrifice for her father's hospital treatment. But Roni turns out to be a pimp, and Sinta is used and sold as a call girl aka “gadis telepon”. The situation becomes intolerable, when Roni's secret is revealed, that he has compromised other girls like Sinta. Sinta stabs her husband. Sinta repents her action in prison.

Gadis Telepon

1983

Kembang Kertas poster
NR

Because of his wife’s encouragement, Prabowo enters a dangerous business and is eventually imprisoned. While waiting for his trial, his business partner, Wahyuni the divorcee, whom he also loves, bails him out. Their children Ani and Reni, who have to downgrade from their mansion to a flat, suffer from the shock of change. They resort to drugs and prostitution to escape reality. While the mother is sick, Wahyuni becomes intimate with Prabowo. Once found out, they slowly try to solve each problem. Wahyuni is willing to reconcile the entire family. So Rini attempts to become a photographer, by following her boyfriend, a tour guide in Bali. There is another character, a journalist, who comes in and out of the film, and functions as a commentator and witness of their lives. The dialogue veers on philosophical messages as director, Slamet Rahardjo, tries to represent both the lower and upper classes, mixing his narrative style with realism.

Kembang Kertas

1984

Wedding 83 poster
NR

Hendro, Diana’s father, does not approve of her romance with Bije, and wants to marry Tony. Then Diana runs away with Bije to a small village where Diana’s aunt lives. This infuriates Hendro and he orders his men to capture Bije. Eventually, Bije and Diana return. When Diana is at home, she feels pain in her abdomen, and she is diagnosed of having a malignant cancer in her ulcer and won’t live long. Hendro even apologises to Bije’s father, but the latter refuses him. Bije even begs to his father to apologise to Hendro, but instead, Bije is thrown out of the house. Eventually Bije and Diana get married, but before the honeymoon ends, Diana passes away on Bije’s lap.

Wedding 83

1982

December Game poster
NR

Anton accidentally stumbles upon a girl being raped. He attempts to intervene, but when the rapist manages to escape, Anton finds himself a fugitive wanted by the police. While on the run, poor visibility and heavy rain cause Anton to crash his car into a truck. At the hospital, he meets a beautiful nurse named Yosi. Although Anton is eventually cleared of the charges and hopes to pursue a romance with Yosi, he discovers that she has become a nun. Following the accident, Yosi has become emotionally withdrawn, while Anton grows increasingly reckless.

December Game

1980

Kanan Kiri OK II poster
NR

In this sequel, Anita and her husband, Rio, are offered to act in a film. Kadir, their housekeeper, wants to join in. Their neighbour, Tati, and her housekeeper, Doyok, also want to join in. Rio, Anita, and Kadir pass the selection, after deceiving Tati and Doyok. Then a misunderstanding happens. Rio, Anita, and Kadir are misconstrued as having a fight when they are actually rehearsing a scene. Meanwhile Tati, who often uses the phone at Rio’s house to contact the director, is suspected of having an affair, leading to more comedy of errors. It seems to be an intention to criticize the film industry.

Kanan Kiri OK II

1989

18 Years Old poster
8.0

Edo and Ipah study in the same art college. Both are attracted to each other and the relationship is pure yet Ipah’s father does not approve. One day, Edo’s father who works in the railway service dies in an accident. Both Edo and Ipah must condemn with the decision that tested their relationships.

18 Years Old

1980

Hijacked to Hell poster
3.8

Released directly to video, this action film features John Phillip Law as Ted Barner, a low-level employee of a corporation in Indonesia who is charged with testing a new laser weapon. Accompanied by an engineer who works for the corporation and a friend, Barner heads out to the test site with the laser in tow. Before the three can get very far, they must outrun an evil Texas industrialist who intends to grab the laser for himself. They are joined by a female reporter and end up at the site of the test, where their problems are just beginning.

Hijacked to Hell

1984

The Devil Oath poster
NR

Lintang and Bayu, held a pocong oath, due to the insistence of the villagers who felt their village was polluted. This was done because Lintang, who had just become engaged to Bayu, was declared pregnant, they had sworn not to do anything and did not know that Lintang could become pregnant. Once the oath is executed, the Oath has no consequences.

The Devil Oath

1988

Beautiful Mechanics poster
NR

With a technical education background, Eva (Eva Arnaz) tries to become an entrepreneur by opening a workshop. She's assisted by several friends and the business becomes a success. Engineering student Rudy (Geroge Rudy), one of her customers, becomes smitten with the beauty, much to the dismay of his wealthy parents, who look down upon Eva for her "lowly" blue collar career.

Beautiful Mechanics

1984

Neraca Kasih poster
NR

After her husband passes away, Dameria is forced to give up her daughter, Sari, to be adopted by her aunt, the spinster/lawyer, Purwanti. Dameria remarries to Zainal and lives a good life. Later, she yearns for Sari who is now a grown up. Sari knows about her intention. Dameria visits her at school, takes her for walks and lunches. Ten years later, when Purwanti is overseas for business, Sari leaves for Medan to meet her biological mother. When she returns, Purwanti goes straight to Medan. A confrontation ensues but Purwanti lets Sari decide. The girl eventually chooses to stay with her biological mother. But as time goes by, Sari feels uncomfortable with the new atmosphere and finally returns to her aunt’s home.

Neraca Kasih

1982

Senjata Rahasia Nona poster
NR

Vivi managed to deceive many philandering men by taking advantage of her beauty. He obtained everything from houses, cars to diamonds, by trapping the men he deceived.

Senjata Rahasia Nona

1983

Gadis Hitam Putih poster
NR

The story begins with a commotion in court during the trial session of a wild girl who was involved with pornographic photos when a former nurse appeared to reveal that the girl was the daughter of a famous tycoon in Jakarta. Meanwhile, the rich man's daughter who had just gotten married was the biological child of the wild girl's mother, who was a prostitute. The two were exchanged when their newborns were in the hospital.

Gadis Hitam Putih

1986

Rio Sang Juara poster
NR

Reminiscent of the Rocky film starring Sylvester Stallone, Rio has to use his fists to make a living as an illegal parking man. When the parking area is taken over by the local government, Rio loses his livelihood. Mursali then helps him by offering his taxi for driving at night. Again he has to use his fists on this new job, but when he meets Lia, she advises Rio to become a boxer. So he goes to Oom Eddy’s boxing gym and his career takes off. But Lia distracts him from his training and his fights. He also forgets about his girlfriend in the village, Sinta (Ayu Azhari). His losing streak begins and then Lia dies during an abortion. So Rio goes back to his village. Oom Eddy and Rio’s friends try to lift his spirit up again. Then Rio returns to the boxing ring, and is victorious once more.

Rio Sang Juara

1989

Marriage Haze poster
NR

Because his girlfriend Ratri is betrothed to an engineer, Tedo leaves college to find work in Jakarta. In a short time, he becomes a director and marries the daughter of the company owner. But his wife, Siska is an only child, whose mother died during childbirth, and therefore craves attention. His concern for work only enrages her. Siska ends up neglecting her household and turns to drinking. Meanwhile, Tedo meets his old girlfriend, Ratri, who is now a designer and works with the textile company that he runs. Ratri is unmarried and still in love with Tedo but doesn’t want to steal him away. The climax is when Tedo and Siska die in an accident, and in accordance with Tedo’s last wish, Ratri should raise their child.

Marriage Haze

1984

Bercinta dalam Badai poster
NR

Lia’s father is imprisoned for murdering his unfaithful wife. Lia is also imprisoned for stabbing her boyfriend, Daniel who refused to take responsibility for her pregnancy. Once out of prison, her fellow inmate, Lucy, persuades Lia to become a prostitute but she refuses. Then Harun, a guy who has been pursuing her, kidnaps her sister, Nina, and asks for ransom. Love happens when Lia meets Handy, a wealthy future doctor. The relationship between Lia and Handy proceeds, although Lia hides her past, and also where she lives. Finally, when Lia pays Nina’s ransom by sleeping with a wealthy man she previously refused, Handy shows up. Handy knows Lia’s activity through Lucy. Together with her sister, she kills Harun, and also Daniel, the other kidnapper. Despite this, Handy still offers his love to Lia.

Bercinta dalam Badai

1984

Pelangi di Balik Awan poster
NR

Sumiati lets her husband marry Yati because she cannot bear a child. But when Yati delivers, Sumiati is pregnant and gives birth to Mira. Mira’s presence worries Yati. Therefore Yati accuses Sumiati of cheating. Sumiati leaves the house. Mira learns of this history as Yati always insults her when she asks for her monthly allowance. There is more tension when Rachmat, who is matched to Yati’s daughter, Neneng, is more attracted to Mira. By chance, Mira repeatedly catches Yati having affairs. Her father is furious. Then Yati runs away with the fortune and the child of her affair. Neneng, who stays, commits suicide. Her father realises his mistake and reconciles with Sumiati. Rachmat has also come back for Mira.

Pelangi di Balik Awan

1984

Satu Mawar Tiga Duri poster
NR

Hendra, a long-time bachelor and son of a wealthy family, falls in love with Rini. But Rini lives with her three uncles who are still unmarried and they become stumbling blocks for Hendra. Each of them wants Rini to marry different people. The choices are a theater actor, a boxer, and even a parachutist. Each of her uncles is fooled one by one. The person who finally helps Rini is her aunt, who blames the three uncles for being old bachelors, when they should be married.

Satu Mawar Tiga Duri

1986

Tomboy poster
NR

Albert Rumantir, a wealthy widowed businessman, lives with his two sons, Frans and Tommy. They receive a telegram from Manila, sent by Mrs. Rudolf Rumantir, about an inheritance. Rudolf Rumantir was Albert’s late father. Albert is hesitant when he receives the news, as he is reluctant to look after his stepmother. Frans argues that he is busy, so Tommy is the one who picks up and deals with the step grandmother. He is told that she must not be brought home. It turns out that Mrs. Rumantir is very young and beautiful. In accordance to his father’s wishes, Tommy takes her to a hotel. Tommy is having fun and Frans joins in. Finally, Albert also finds out and has dirty thoughts. Albert decides to bring his stepmother home. Seeing their bad intentions, she hauls her son and grandsons to a better life, full of morality and responsibility.

Tomboy

1981

Bitter Coffee poster
9.0

Togar, a student from North Sumatra is expected by his parents to graduate. Because his talent is in journalism, Togar fails and becomes a labourer in a cement factory. With the assistance of Buyung, Togar begins writing for a newspaper and then quits his job in the cement factory.

Bitter Coffee

1985

Sorga Dunia di Pintu Neraka poster
NR

Yanti, has to deal with major changes when her parents divorce. Yanti chooses to live with her mother, but a shock awaits her when her mother is remarried to Bambang, a man whose character is far from the image of a father. She does not feel easy at home, loses her motivation to go to school, prefers to hang out with her friends and gives her virginity to her boyfriend, Frans. When Bambang tries to rape her, she runs away from home and stays with Frans. But it doesn’t last long since the widow who supports Frans gets out of jail. So Yanti goes to her old friend, Irma, and becomes a bartender of a brothel in Tandes. One day, her stepfather comes to the brothel and sees Yanti. Yanti avoids him by leaving with one of the guests from the bar. Then Frans comes to take her out of the place. But Bambang confronts Frans so Yanti takes a knife and stabs Bambang. Yanti goes to jail but she gets married inside the prison.

Sorga Dunia di Pintu Neraka

1983

Jangan Ambil Nyawaku poster
NR

Non has been depressed for some time, as she is not accepted by the family of her husband, Hans Tobing, though they already have three children. Just when Non is finally being accepted in her husband’s family, her happiness is threatened by ovarian cancer. It traumatises the family. Hans has to sacrifice everything that he can to save his wife’s life. Fortunately, Non gets her spirit back when she realises that her children still need her. That spirit is the most important element in the process of her recovery.

Jangan Ambil Nyawaku

1981

White Butterfly poster
NR

Riri, will be free from her stepmother when she marries Leo and leaves for Jakarta. But Leo is a supplier of women, for a high-class brothel, owned by Mama Rosa. Thus Riri is "forced" to be a resident of the brothel. Ferdi, her friend from the village, who opens a tyre shop near the brothel, abuses her. Ferdi is drunk, and forces Riri to have sex with him. Then, Ferdi is tortured by the brothel bouncers, until he is burning for revenge. He then becomes a waiter at a kick-boxing club, and becomes an amateur boxer, while Riri still continues her profession. One day, they meet each other in a shopping center and Ferdi asks Riri to run away with him. When the men of Mama Rosa finds them, Ferdi knocks them out one by one with a broken beer bottle. He is thrown into jail while Riri waits for him.

White Butterfly

1983

Senyummu adalah Tangisku poster
NR

The love story between Rafli (Rano Karno) and Erena (Anita Carolina M). Rafli is the son of a businessman who never received love from his parents. No wonder he is very violent at school, at home and in society. His relationship with Erena faces obstacles, particularly from Rafli's own family. To make matters worse, there is also harassment from Erena's rival, Rosa (Sandra Ciptadi), at school. This only adds to Rafli's turmoil.

Senyummu adalah Tangisku

1980

Giliran Saya Mana poster
NR

Dewi and Dewo decide to elope, as Dewi’s parents only want her to marry a rich man. Listening to the advice of their servant, Doyok, Dewi writes a letter to her parents that she and her husband have become rich. When her parents want to visit, Dewi and Dewo panic. So, Kadir, a housekeeper in an empty luxurious house, helps them. He agrees to lend them the house for two days before the new occupant arrives. Then Kadir acts as the husband while Dewo plays the housekeeper and Doyok the security guard. Their act is revealed when the new renter arrives but is barred from entering. Meanwhile, Dewi’s father finds the certificate of the house ownership.

Giliran Saya Mana

1989

1970s · 3 titles

Forbidden Fruit poster
NR

Two high school students, Satria and Rani, have tasted the forbidden fruit of sex. But Rani’s father, a rich man, who is authoritarian and very proud; is against Satria, who is merely the son of a poor widow. He regretfully has to give permission for his only daughter, Rani, to marry Satria who has impregnated her. He allows this without any celebration and on condition that they will not be sharing a house, and that they will divorce after the baby is born. Everything changes when Rani gives birth to a pair of twins. Rani and Satria can be reunited.

Forbidden Fruit

1979

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Arifin, a six-grader, is infected with polio and he is brought to a shaman to be healed, but there is no progress. He is then brought to a doctor in Yayasan Penderita Anak Cacat (a foundation that takes care of disabled children). The doctor tries to convince Arifin’s parents that although Arifin cannot be fully cured, he can still function like ordinary people. In the end, Arifin is treated in the foundation.

The Cripple

1979

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Jacky is a sailor. When his ship stopped at a port, he went with his friends to a nightclub. At this place, Jacky met Urmila, one of the singers at the entertainment venue. They fell in love, but then it was interrupted because Jacky asked a lot about Urmila's past. During a voyage, Jacky's ship was hit by a disaster which resulted in Jacky suffering from a disabled leg. His disability makes him inferior to regain Urmila's love.

Ombaknya Laut Mabuknya Cinta

1978

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1950s · 6 titles

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Sri Kustina was a popular singer at a nightclub. She married Hasan who turned out to be a gambler and a drunkard. This habit persisted even though she had two children, Didi and Aminah. Due to Hasan's carelessness, Didi died after being hit by a car. Sri then divorced Hasan and returned to work at the nightclub. Hasan often appeared to blackmail her with threats. Sri reported this to her friend, Rusli. Hasan became more determined. He kidnapped Aminah and killed Sri. The police managed to free Aminah, while Hasan died after being hit by a truck when being chased by Rusli.

Sri Kustina

1955

Setulus Hatiku poster
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Maryani who loves Hartono, her childhood friend. But because she could never express it, compared to her younger sister, Rusmini. Maryani had to let Hartono marry Rusmini.

Setulus Hatiku

1955

Djubah Hitam poster
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The Corsana Kingdom is winning the war against the Parsini kingdom. But the King's brother, Angkara conspires with the enemy to topple the King. Commander Imam (Rd Endang) manages to escape and disguises himself as the Black Robe to fight against evil. One day, he helps out a trader, and the trader's daughter, Suciana, who falls in love with him. But Imam already has a girlfriend, Indahya. After Imam's struggle to reinstall the king succeeds, he marries Indahya, while Suciana is proposed to by Satria.

Djubah Hitam

1954

Malu-Malu Kutjing poster
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Sugesti feels jealous because Rochijat falls in love with her sister, Bardini, and he only considers her as a friend. To cope with her disappointment, Sugesti becomes a lead singer in a theater group led by Subroto. She stops singing when she marries the loan shark, Surachman, to pay for the debts of the theater group. Meanwhile, Bardini is at a loose end and works at Sugesti's house. She pretends not to know her and treats her badly. After dealing with various challenges, Bardini marries Rochijat. When she visits her father's grave, she runs into Sugesti, who is now a poor woman, after her husband is sent to jail.

Malu-Malu Kutjing

1954

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Disappointed with her marriage, Sahara left Medan and moved to Jakarta, forgetting her profession as a ronggeng dancer. There she met Effendi who invited her to create a national social dance by creating from regional dances.

Tandjung Katung

1957

Tahu Sama Tahu poster
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A Sumarna, the deputy head of an office in Jakarta, is suspicious of Karta and several other employees because they live very luxuriously. He asks his boss, Subroto, to investigate and take action against them. Subroto, who feels that he is committing fraud with Karta et al, negotiates to overthrow Sumarna by using Nani, a widow of a dragger. Nani succeeds in taking Surmarna away from his wife, Hayati, and makes Sumarna also commit corruption. Sumarna is arrested and sentenced to five years. Hayati, who is divorced, lives in the village with her child in her parents' house. Because this provides a good education for her child, she returns to Jakarta. She meets Amat, Sumarna's driver, who then invites her to the house of Dul ​​and Mirah, a vegetable seller. Hayati sells rujak. After five years, Sumarna is released from prison, while Subroto et al are sent to prison because their corruption is exposed. When walking in front of Dul's house, Amat recognizes him.

Tahu Sama Tahu

1955

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