
Acting
Ria Irawan
Born — Died
1969-07-24 — 2020-01-17
Place of birth
Jakarta, Indonesia
Known for
Acting
Credits
53 titles
Ria Irawan was an Indonesian actress and singer, most known for her film roles in Arisan! (2003) and Bulan Di Atas Kuburan (2015).
Known for
7.0Threatened by Kanjeng Badai and his militant and homophobic political party, a country's safety depends on Adam, a hairdresser.
Madame X
2010
7.6An indonesian biopic movie on the controversial former Jakarta governor Ahok.
A Man Called Ahok
2018
NRDawan is a young village girl who harbours the dream of getting out of her village in the lure of the bright lights in the big city, and to do so, has to fight customs and tradition that girls are meant to be bethroned away early at a young age to someone they loathe, and schools for them are an unnecessary part of life. In order to fulfill her dream, she has to go against the wishes of her dad, as well as irk her brother as she out-scores him in a local examination to clinch a scholarship. Also, their village is under threat of an unscrupulous landlord trying to bulldoze his way into profits by driving everyone out of his land.
Sing to the Dawn
2009
NRFour friends work on film production in the method that has never been done before. But when they all have different goals, how could the film be made? Gila Jiwa crosses diverse genres of horror, action, drama, comedy, and musical.
Illogically Sane
2016
7.0A Javanese mother has to struggle to lead their children against a complex confusion of their age. Unfortunately, the mother realized that actually, her children are trying to lead her too.
Mother
1986
10.0Rhoma (Rhoma Irama), succeeds in rescuing a young woman, Maya (Ria Irawan), who was forced into making pornographic movies by a gang led by Santos (Leroy Osmani). This causes tension between Rhoma and his wife, Aida (Ida Iasha), who misunderstands the situation. In the meantime, Rhoma is abducted by the Santos gang to exploit as a partner for Maya in a pornographic film. Everything turns out all right for Rhoma, Aida and Maya.
Tabir Biru
1994
Film credits
2010s · 13 titles
7.0Threatened by Kanjeng Badai and his militant and homophobic political party, a country's safety depends on Adam, a hairdresser.
Madame X
2010
7.6An indonesian biopic movie on the controversial former Jakarta governor Ahok.
A Man Called Ahok
2018
NRFour friends work on film production in the method that has never been done before. But when they all have different goals, how could the film be made? Gila Jiwa crosses diverse genres of horror, action, drama, comedy, and musical.
Illogically Sane
2016
NRA remake of 1973 film of the same name. "Bulan di Atas Kuburan" is a tale of hardships in the capital city. Sahat, Tigor and Sabar ; three friends from Samosir, North Sumatra, quest after greatness whilst deperately holding on to their inner idealism.
A Moon Hangs Above the Graveyard
2015
7.4This biographical drama about Indonesia's first president recounts his nationalist crusade to seize independence from Dutch colonial rule.
Soekarno
2013
NRAt the foot of Mount Panderman, in a house of 6 x 7 m, Iwan dreams to build a bedroom. Living with six other people in the cramped little house, a bedroom is truly a luxury. His father is a public car driver who can’t remember his own birthday, while her mother didn’t finish elementary school. Iwan grows up together with his four sisters. It is education that grants a way out. With tenacity, the Apple Town boy can work in the Big Apple, New York. Ten years of his exploration in that most cosmopolitan city makes him able to raise his family’s dignity. He manages to hold an important position in one of the biggest multinational corporations. However the bright lights of New York can’t heal a bitter memory. A shocking event brought forth someone who takes him to revisit the past. It is family love that saves all.
9 Summers 10 Autumns
2013
6.0After a betrayal at work, a finance professional becomes an assistant to a bride shaman in order to salvage her only remaining property — and love life.
The Wedding Shaman
2019
7.2To appease his parents' wishes, Bian marries Tari with the condition that they divorce after a year. But budding feelings threaten their plans.
Wedding Agreement
2019
NRKartini, a solo organ singer in the village, is willing to live in the capital with her husband, an intercity bus driver. Kartini has a million hopes in Jakarta.
Romantini
2013
6.6A group of friends reunites for a vacation amid nature, where they laugh about their shared history and bond over difficult truths.
The Gathering 2
2011
NRAgra City, India, will be the witness to the marriage of Sinta and Vikash, which are just counting the days. But Sinta is shocked by her mother, Widhi Malthora, who suddenly disappears. Sinta tries various ways to find out her mother's whereabouts while Vikash's family urge that the marriage be carried out immediately. Apparently Widhi returns to her hometown in Indonesia after receiving a telephone call from Dimas, her only brother. Widhi gets word that her father had died three months ago. Sinta is shocked because she always heard from her mother that her mother has no family in Java. Sinta is following her mother's departure with a thousand questions and delays her marriage in India. Arriving in Borobudur Village, Widhi's hometown, how surprised is Sinta, when she discovers the reality of her true roots and the dark secrets of her mother's past is not as beautiful as she has imagined so far. This reality will change her life forever.
Kuambil Lagi Hatiku
2019
5.3During college in the 90s, Pidi and his friends, Ninu, Deni, Erwin, and Dikdik founded a country of their own called "The United State of the Republic of The Panasdalam". The problems of college and love stories they experienced.
Koboy Kampus
2019
NRRahabi, Markus, Hitu, Sayid and Tiara formed an acapella group named Rujak Acapella. Rahabi wants Rujak Acapella to succeed to paid his little sister, Rara's tuition college. The way opened when Aldi, a music poducer offered them a contract; with a condition Aisha must join Rujak Acapella. Rahabi finally must make a choice, whether he must chase his dream, with the risk he must lose everyone he cared about.
Bumi Itu Bulat
2019
2000s · 16 titles
NRDawan is a young village girl who harbours the dream of getting out of her village in the lure of the bright lights in the big city, and to do so, has to fight customs and tradition that girls are meant to be bethroned away early at a young age to someone they loathe, and schools for them are an unnecessary part of life. In order to fulfill her dream, she has to go against the wishes of her dad, as well as irk her brother as she out-scores him in a local examination to clinch a scholarship. Also, their village is under threat of an unscrupulous landlord trying to bulldoze his way into profits by driving everyone out of his land.
Sing to the Dawn
2009
6.8A film delivery man promises a beautiful young woman to deliver a film reel on time to a movie theater, but the the whole city seems to conspire against him.
Joni's Promise
2005
NRBeno, a mute young man strives to succeed as a professional boxer. He suffers loving a woman like Laras who has a mysterious past. It turns out love is not as beautiful as Beno imagined.
Sang Dewi
2007
NRTina, a fifth grade elementary school student lives with his father, Tono. She busks in the streets to earn the admission fee needed for junior high school. When Tina is singing on the street, she meets a record producer, Aswin, who is fascinated by Tina’s dance style. Then Tina and Tono are evicted from their rented house. Tina is entrusted to her grandmother who also lives with her two children, Mak Wecek and Opang. Mak Wecek and her daughter, lvi, are upset with Tina, for receiving more attention from grandma. Tina is then invited to join the Lenong Bocah group. Then the group performs at a birthday party for Aswin’s son. Aswin immediately asks Tina for a recording. Tina's album becomes a huge success. Tina is now wealthy, as well as Mak Wecek who becomes Tina’s manager.
Tina Toon & Lenong Bocah The Movie
2004
NRIn a hotel overlooking the Sea of Japan, six disparate stories inter-connect giving time a shape, like a series of liquid transparencies, one laid on top of another. Murder, sacrifice, betrayal, longing and regret weave into a tapestry of souls remembering and forgetting.
Hotel Vladivostok
2006
8.0A man who is in charge of seeding clouds to bring rain to a parched district becomes obsessed with a traditional singer.
The Rainmaker
2004
5.8Jojo is an unemployed. He decides to become a gigolo for an escort company. Everything works smoothly until he falls in love with a medical student.
Quickie Express
2007
NROne morning, Emak’s kiosk was blown with fireworks by Beno. Topan was very angry and wanted to revenge to Beno and his friend, Satyo. When Topan entered Satyo’s house, he instead hit Indah, Satyo’s daughter who was going to run away from home. Indah wanted Topan to use her as hostage and they both ran away from Beno and Satyo. A series of hilarious incidents folllows….
Ai Lop Yu Pul
2009
6.0Between divorce, bad relationships and coming out as gay, a group of affluent friends realize that none of their lives are as easy as they seem.
The Gathering
2003
5.7Jamila is a prostitute serving a life sentence behind bars. She surrenders herself to the authorities after admitting she killed a high-ranking minister, and refuses to be represented by any lawyer or request a plea to ease her sentence.
Jamila and the President
2009
2.0Antares and May, a couple from different ethnic groups, are separated during the May 1998 riots in Jakarta. While Antares is busy as a filmmaker documenting the historic moment, May is kidnapped and raped. May is also separated from her mother, who takes refuge in a hotel. In despair, May’s mother exchanges her house deeds for an airplane ticket to Malaysia with a lowly laundryman, Gandang. Ten years after, Antares finds May in Malaysia. She now has a child from a foreign reporter who saved her on that unfortunate day. The reunion reveals the tragic past of May and her mother.
May
2008
5.9Three women from three different social, economic, and ethnic groups discuss their lives in polygamous household.
Love for Share
2006
6.6A woman with a dark past dedicates herself to taking care of multi-handicapped children. When a young musician comes into her life, she is forced to face her history, or it will destroy her future.
The Stringless Violin
2003
NRCairo, Baby Blue, Arimbi, and Farlyna are a soulmates. They think they have a connection each other and it's reveals from when they are have a boyfriend. Unknowingly by them, the quartet share their love to one person named Bumi, a man who can adapted of their different personality. He recently shares his love to only one woman with tragic past and trauma named Cempaka. Cempaka always been a weirs-act or something like that. But, when all of women pregnant, the problems shown and will end in a disturbing answer.
The Soulmates
2005
NREight stories are interwoven including the story of a child who works hard just to get a bottle of clean water and a pair of roller skates. Then there are siblings who sell pirated DVDs and start fighting each other when the younger one only wants to drink Starbucks coffee. The third story is about the daughter of a prostitute who has a crush on her moral studies teacher. Then we meet a Japanese man who is hungry for true love and meets a karaoke girl and we hear the story of a lowly-paid television director who is looking to escape the pressures from his wife and boss. Then there is the story of a female kindergarten principal who is trying to apply the Islamic way of life to defuse the temptations of the material world; or the tale of an expatriate’s former chauffeur who gets into trouble after receiving a farewell gift from the boss.
Love Potpourri
2008
5.0Cundra and Nayla's encounter began at the railway station. Conversation led to their love story without knowing that they cover each other's secret.
Love Junction
2008
1980s · 14 titles
7.0A Javanese mother has to struggle to lead their children against a complex confusion of their age. Unfortunately, the mother realized that actually, her children are trying to lead her too.
Mother
1986
NRNo synopsis available yet.
My Sister My Lover
1989
NRBecause 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
NRSuryono comes from Solo and is of royal descent. Jeannette a beautiful woman from France. Suryono took Jeannette to his hometown of Solo and finally got married, even though the marriage was not approved by Suryono's mother. The love between nations broke and Jeanette returned to France. Meanwhile Suryono, who was lonely, managed to ravish his servant, Trimah.
Goodbye Jeanette
1987
5.0Compared to the film "Lupus" Catch me, I'll tell you" Lupus' entourage is more depicted. But just like the previous film, this film is still a combination of humor that stems from the mischief of Lupus et al. Lupus and his girlfriend's parents have "cute creatures on the bus" who it is not clear who the director is, participates in film production but fails, etc.
Lupus 2 (Makhluk Manis Dalam Bis)
1987
NRBram Bahrumsyah, a career diplomat, has a wife, Marsya, a successful interior designer. Marsya’s higher financial success makes Bram depressed. Even though he has a good career, he is financially dependent on Marsya. But Marsya’s business ambition is merely to help her husband’s career. In this state of mind, Bram meets Romina who is also in a similar state of depression. Both of them have an affair.
Husband
1988
NRNon 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
NRIntertwined stories of Joko, a boxer, and Rum, the daughter of a general.
Opera Jakarta
1985
7.0Lupus is a student journalist of the Merah-Putih High School. He is cool and playful and disturbs everyone including his friends, his mother, his sister, his principal and even those whom he has just met. Occasionally, there are good intentions hidden in his jokes. These traits are representative of the attitude of youths in the 80's. In this film, his relationship with Poppy, is the only narrative thread in a plot that otherwise goes nowhere.
Lupus (Tangkaplah Daku Kau Kujitak)
1987
Mira (Christine Hakim) must undergo surgery for a malignant tumor. Amid this ordeal, her husband Yohanes (Deddy Mizwar) passes away. Her resilience in the face of life’s challenges is truly put to the test, but Mira endures it with patience. She refuses to be pitied at work, let alone let her children’s issues become a burden. Meanwhile, her illness shows no signs of remission and is actually becoming more aggressive. The slow approach of death and its impact on the patient and those around her form the core of this film.
Bila Saatnya Tiba
1985
NRBlessed with superhuman / Superman-like abilities since birth, Darna battles the evil Maria, a former childhood friend who's now possessed by an evil spirit.
The Amazing Darna
1980
7.0Elegi for Nana tells about Nana (Ria Irawan) who suffered from end stage leukemia but still trying to do the best in the rest of his life. Reo (Ryan Hidayat) a friend who eventually became his girlfriend trying to offer a song over it all.
Elegi buat Nana
1988
NRSurya, a retired ship captain and a widower with five children, has trouble with disciplining his kids. So he invites a private teacher to educate and guide his children. Several teachers try and fail. Eventually, a young teacher, Utari, is able to conquer them slowly. One day the children disturb Surya’s future wife. She suspects that Utari is behind it all, so she is fired. Utari goes home, heartbroken. The children are gloomy and the youngest one gets sick. Surya approaches the teacher to work again for them. Utari refuses. Only when the children approach her does she relent and return to Surya’s house.
Nakalnya Anak-anak
1980
NRFor disturbing public order, a group of breakdancing teenagers are arrested by the police. Hence, Chicha’s father forbids her to breakdance and Chicha’s boyfriend, Rico, is asked to go his own way. Then parents and teenagers meet to discuss the issue. Chicha continues to breakdance and is even planning a show with her friends. Initially, her father opposes this but finally changes his mind after he sees the successful show. Almost half of the film consists of breakdancing scenes that were popular and polemical in the news at that time.
Gejolak Kawula Muda
1985
1970s · 4 titles
NRAfter being pregnant for the third time, Shinta has to undergo another operation. After this, Shinta becomes frigid. Norman, her husband, then finds himself a girlfriend, Yulia, a colleague. Shinta divorces him and she leaves with her two children to brave Jakarta’s city life. Norman then comes to his senses and tries to look for his wife and children. He manages to find her in a very poor and weak condition before she dies.
Istriku Sayang Istriku Malang
1977
NRTo separate Leila's relationship with Rais, Leila's parents sent their daughter to Paris and arranged her marriage with Roy. Because of Leila's father's employee's trap, Rais got a bad name and was paralyzed because of an accident. So Leila hated Rais and married Roy.
Cinta Abadi (Menara Gading)
1976
NRIra is the daughter of Pendi, a widowed pilot. She is lonely because her father travels often. This situation changes when Pendi meets the wife of his friend, a widow named Melani. After a while, Pendi and Melani get married. But the children of Melani do not like Ira. Finally, the conflict with the children is solved through a theatrical play by Ira, as the play’s story reflects the events that are happening in their home.
Ira Maya si Anak Tiri
1979
NRIra Maya lives with her grandfather, Ateng, in a village. Their relationship is so close that they are inseparable. One day, Ira falls from her bike and is hurt. When she doesn’t recover, they find out that Ira has cancer. Her leg has to be amputated, and Ateng suffers for Ira’s misfortune.
Ira Maya dan Kakek Ateng
1979
Series credits
Behind the camera
NRFour friends work on film production in the method that has never been done before. But when they all have different goals, how could the film be made? Gila Jiwa crosses diverse genres of horror, action, drama, comedy, and musical.
Illogically Sane
2016
NRFour friends work on film production in the method that has never been done before. But when they all have different goals, how could the film be made? Gila Jiwa crosses diverse genres of horror, action, drama, comedy, and musical.
Illogically Sane
2016
NRFour friends work on film production in the method that has never been done before. But when they all have different goals, how could the film be made? Gila Jiwa crosses diverse genres of horror, action, drama, comedy, and musical.
Illogically Sane
2016


