The release of Ada Apa dengan Cinta? (What's Up with Love?) in 2002 marked the return of the local film industry. It sparked a wave of teen dramas and rom-coms.
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For a while, Indonesian cinema was a joke abroad (pun unintended). The late 2000s was the era of the "horror cheapie"—low-budget movies about Kuntilanak (the female vampire ghost) that relied on jump scares. The release of Ada Apa dengan Cinta
That era is dead. We are now living in the Indonesian New Wave. Directors like Joko Anwar ( Satan's Slaves, Impetigore ) have proven that Indonesian horror can compete with A24 in artistry and tension. His films use folklore not as a prop, but as a metaphor for generational trauma and economic anxiety. For a while, Indonesian cinema was a joke
Simultaneously, films like The Raid (though older) set a bar for action choreography that Hollywood still copies. More recently, biopics such as Buya Hamka and Kartini have shown a hunger for historical drama.
The biggest box office giant in recent history, however, is Agak Laen (A Little Weird)—a comedy horror that outgrossed Avatar: The Way of Water in local theaters. The lesson? Horror and comedy, when mixed with local warung (street stall) humor, is unbeatable.