Nia Dinata

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Nia Dinata

Born March 4, 1970 · Jakarta, Indonesia (age 56)

Nurkurniati Aisyah Dewi (born 4 March 1970 in Jakarta, Indonesia), better known as Nia Dinata, is an award-winning Indonesian film director. Her movies are known for tackling subjects controversial or "risky" in Indonesia such as homosexuality, migrant workers, and polygamy. Dinata began her film career directing video clips and commercials in the mid-1990s until directing the made-for-television…

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ElinahElinah · 2018
Elinah
2018
MovieDrama
Elinah (14 years old) is seven months pregnant and learning to be a stay at home wife. While living with her much older husband in a foreign city far away from her village, Elinah often chatted with the baby in her tummy to fight boredom and loneliness. In the midst of an annoying day, Elinah and her baby decide to go home, to each of their respective homes.
Madame XMadame X · 2010
Madame X
7.02010
MovieActionAdventure
Threatened by Kanjeng Badai and his militant and homophobic political party, a country's safety depends on Adam, a hairdresser.
Joni's PromiseJoni's Promise · 2005
Joni's Promise
6.82005
MovieAdventureComedy
A 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.
In the Absence of the SunIn the Absence of the Sun · 2014
In the Absence of the Sun
7.32014
MovieDramaRomance
A tender, melancholic night is experienced through the eyes of three women as they struggle to find themselves in this ever-changing jungle of Jakarta.
AnandaAnanda
Ananda
MovieAnimationFamily
ANANDA (in French: La Javanaise) is a fictional story, based on historical figures and events, of a young girls journey to find freedom and return home. In 1893, free-spirit ANANDA (13), lives happily with her little sister Tika (8) and their grandmother EMBAH (53) in a seaside village in Java. Yearning to be a shaman like Embah, Ananda enters the forbidden jungle and encounters a fierce TIGER. Suddenly, the girl and the tiger are both captured by traffickers. Ananda is sent to Paris, France where she works as a model and servant for a bohemian painter who abuses her. On a quest to return home, Ananda escapes, disguises herself as a boy, and encounters the Tiger again at the Cirque Fernando, where Ananda finds a new family among the misfits of the circus.
Raminten UniverseRaminten Universe · 2025
Raminten Universe
2025
MovieDocumentary
The documentary follows a Javanese queer mother who redefines tradition and inclusivity through the iconic character of Raminten, forming a vibrant chosen family and a legacy of empowerment at the famed Raminten Cabaret.
FamiliarFamiliar · 2022
Familiar
10.02022
MovieDramaFamily
Stories about mothers and sons striving to appreciate, understand, and accept each other – navigating the twists and turns of today's family life.
HarHar · 2018
Har
5.82018
MovieDrama
Indonesia 1998, Har, a lonesome boy, waiting for his mother who works as a domestic worker in Hong Kong coming back home in a few days. Har life with his jobless father who busy helping the village authorities preparing the first electricity installation in his village. Meanwhile, far from Har village, the big thing happening: chaotic people all around the Capital to depose the dictator president in the era.

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AnandaAnanda
Ananda
MovieAnimationFamily
ANANDA (in French: La Javanaise) is a fictional story, based on historical figures and events, of a young girls journey to find freedom and return home. In 1893, free-spirit ANANDA (13), lives happily with her little sister Tika (8) and their grandmother EMBAH (53) in a seaside village in Java. Yearning to be a shaman like Embah, Ananda enters the forbidden jungle and encounters a fierce TIGER. Suddenly, the girl and the tiger are both captured by traffickers. Ananda is sent to Paris, France where she works as a model and servant for a bohemian painter who abuses her. On a quest to return home, Ananda escapes, disguises herself as a boy, and encounters the Tiger again at the Cirque Fernando, where Ananda finds a new family among the misfits of the circus.

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