Foreign Language Film Submissions from Indonesia to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
A detailed text on Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film will follow as soon as I have some more time to create it. Please be patient!
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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- DirectorKamila AndiniStarsArawinda KiranaAsmara AbigailSekar SariIn her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJoko AnwarStarsTara BasroArio BayuMarissa AnitaA toll booth operator travels to her ancestral village in hopes of claiming an inheritance - until she discovers the unsettling truth about her past.93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGarin NugrohoStarsMuhammad KhanRaditya EvandraRiantoA pre-teen boy who abandoned by his father joins a Lengger dance center where men assume feminine appearances, but the political and social upheaval in Indonesia forces him to move away and meet with remarkable people on his journey.92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMouly SuryaStarsMarsha TimothyEgy FedlyTumpal TampubolonMarlina lives quietly in Sumba until one day a man named Markus and his gang try to rob her house and she kills him. Eventually, she is haunted by Markus, and her life turns in 180 degrees.91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorWicaksono Wisnu LegowoStarsUbaidillahSlamet AmbariYono DaryonoThe residents of Kampung Tirang live in dilapidated shacks just to earn for their next meal. The hardworking and reliable Turah has been appointed by the cooperative leader to tend to complaints or settle conflicts that arise in the village. Peace in the settlement is disrupted when the alcoholic Jadag starts questioning the governance of the village. His accusations towards the leaders soon land both Turah and the whole village into further trouble.90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorAngga Dwimas SasongkoStarsJulie EstelleTio PakusadewoRio DewantoA girl named Larasati (Julie Estelle), trying to fulfill her deceased mother's last wish to deliver a box filled with letters from her past to an old guy lived in Prague. A story about forgiveness, tying loose end and bond.89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHanung BramantyoStarsArio BayuMuhammad AbbeMoch. AchirThis movie follows the life of Soekarno, the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, from his childhood until he managed to proclaimed Indonesian freedom with M. Hatta in 1945.87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRako PrijantoStarsIkranagaraChristine HakimAgus KuncoroThe Clerics (Indonesian: Sang Kiai) follows the story of a Muslim Cleric Hasyim Asyari through the Japanese Occupation of Indonesia and the Indonesian National Revolution.86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorIfa IsfansyahStarsPrisia NasutionOka AntaraSlamet RahardjoYoung teenagers who fall in love live in poverty in their small village in the 1960s. The girl, Srintil, is a dancer blessed with dancing moves that said have a certain magic. The boy, Rasus, leaves the village to join the army force.85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHanny SaputraStarsLaudya Cynthia BellaHerjunot AliNiken AnjaniHamid and Zainab love each other but they cannot be together. Hamid is accused of slander and expelled from the village but they retain their love.84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorDeddy MizwarStarsReza RahadianTika BravaniAsrul DahlanThree freshly graduated adults try to educate young beggars to become street vendors, but are opposed by their fathers.83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRatna SarumpaetStarsAtiqah HasiholanChristine HakimFauzi BaadilaJamila 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.82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJohn de RantauStarsAlbert FakdawerAri SihasaleMarcella ZaliantyA boy from a tribe in inland Papua named Denias struggles to get the proper education for a better life.80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorNia Di NataStarsJajang C. NoerShantyDominique Agisca DiyoseThis is the story of women those are live in polygamy life. It's about their consequence to accept the status as other wife.79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorRiri RizaStarsNicholas SaputraJonathan MuliaThomas NawilisSoe Hok Gie is an activist who lived in the sixties. Set in the darkest era of Indonesian modern history, "Gie" is an interpretation of what happened based on his journal.78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSekar Ayu AsmaraStarsRia IrawanNicholas SaputraJajang C. NoerA 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.76th ACADEMY AWARDS (2003) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorNia Di NataStarsFerry SalimLola AmariaNiniek L. KarimA woman, given up for adoption when she was young, returns from Holland to Indonesia to find out about her parents. She is about to discover a shocking truth...75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMarselli SumarnoStarsRini AriyantiSardono W. KusumoR.M.T. RonosuriptoSri is a village girl married to Hendro, a 70-year old Javanese aristocrat. When Hendro falls ill, she has to nurse him back to health and negotiates with the God of Death not to take him away.72nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1999) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorGarin NugrohoStarsSarah AzhariDeni ChristantraChristine HakimThe 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.71st ACADEMY AWARDS (1998) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorArifin C. NoerStarsBella EsperanceFadliGaleb HuseinMaria, who is disappointed with her boyfriend, Jodi , goes to work in a salon where she uses her ability to chat and interact with a good socially as a great advantage to keep customers lined up.65th ACADEMY AWARDS (1992) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorSlamet RahardjoStarsBaron AhmadiSoenaryo Banyu BiruPitradjaya BurnamaThis is a story about two boys, Andri and Gempol. Andri is rich, educated but unhappy. Lonely and neglected by his parents, he befriends Gempol whose parents are too poor to send him to school. While Gempol yearns to go to school, Andri envies his freedom and parental love. Andri sneaks food, books, and money to Gempol while Gempol, in return, gives him friendship.63rd ACADEMY AWARDS (1990) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorEros DjarotStarsPitradjaya BurnamaChristine HakimRudy WoworTjoet Nja' Dhien assumes the leadership when her husband Teuku Umar is killed in an ambush. Dhien's charismatic presence and power of survival motivate the locals to join and later continue their opposition to the Dutch in Aceh in 1896.62nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1989) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorM.T. RisyafStarsDeddy MizwarNurul ArifinWawan WanisarNaga Bonar is a pickpocket. During the withdrawal of the Japanese occupying forces from Indonesia in 1945 he declares himself a general of the Liberation Forces. Soon a mask becomes his true self, and he becomes a true soldier and patriot.60th ACADEMY AWARDS (1987) ░░░░ Status: submitted
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