Here are seven Indonesian films that not only broke audience records in 2025 but also left a lasting mark on the national ...

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but ...

Indonesia has selected Yandy Laurens’ “Sore: Wife From the Future” as its entry for the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The romantic sci-fi drama, produced by ...

Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country's penchant for ghost and monster stories. The genre now dominates ...

As Variety recently reported, Indonesian cinema has achieved a remarkable market reversal, with local films now commanding the dominant box office position over Hollywood imports. But behind those ...

Professor of Indonesian Studies and Dean of Arts, The University of Western Australia This month marks the 50th anniversary of the start of Indonesia’s anti-communist purge that killed nearly a ...