Riri Riza
Directing
Biography
Riri Riza (born October 2, 1970) is an Indonesian director, screenwriter, and film producer known as one of the most influential filmmakers in Indonesian cinema. He studied at the Jakarta Institute of the Arts (IKJ) and later continued his studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. Riri’s career began to shine after directing Kuldesak (1998), an independent film considered a turning point for the revival of Indonesian cinema. His name became more widely recognized through films such as Eliana, Eliana (2002), Gie (2005), and Laskar Pelangi (2008), which became one of Indonesia’s highest-grossing films. He also directed other films such as Sokola Rimba (2013), Athirah (2016), and Paranoia (2021). In addition to directing, Riri is also active as a producer alongside Mira Lesmana through the production house Miles Films. Their collaboration has resulted in many high-quality films that have received both national and international recognition. Riri Riza is known for his strong storytelling and visual directing style, as well as his ability to highlight social and cultural issues in his films. With his dedication, he continues to contribute to the development of Indonesian cinema.
Known For
Four artist managers at a talent agency company in Jakarta call themselves agents who are very passionate about their work above their personal lives.
The Talent Agency
Bagus, a screenwriter, reunites with his high school friend and crush, Hana, who is still grieving from the loss of her husband. He wants to convince her to fall in love once again, just like in the movies.
Falling in Love Like in Movies
A martial arts master angers two of her protégés when she selects a third to take her post and the legendary weapon that comes with it.
The Golden Cane Warrior
Jakarta, 2001. Cinta seems to have it all—close friends, a loving family, and the title of the most popular girl in school. But her perfect world starts to shift when she unexpectedly loses a poetry contest to Rangga, a quiet and mysterious boy who prefers books to people. Annoyed yet intrigued, Cinta finds herself drawn into his world, so different from her own. As emotions grow and loyalties are tested, she must choose between the friends who’ve always stood by her or the first love she never saw coming.
Rangga & Cinta
Indonesian activist Soe Hok Gie experiences a political awakening during the tumultuous regimes of Soeharto and Soekarno.
Gie
A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.
What's Up with Cinta?
Because of an incident when they were in high school, members of the Bebas Gang were forced to separate. 23 years later, one of them is seriously ill and hopes to meet again one last time.
Glorious Days
Sherina is now an adult and works as a journalist. While Sadam is no longer Mami's child but a traveler. The two then went on an adventure in the jungles of Borneo.
Sherina's Adventure 2
A group of 10 students struggles with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung.
The Rainbow Troops
Compilation of short horror films from seven directors who produced six film segments in one anthology.
Takut: Faces of Fear
14 years after their budding romance in high school, Rangga and Cinta reunite in Yogyakarta to have their closure after Rangga had left Cinta with no explanation years prior.
What's Up with Cinta 2
A girl who struggles at her new school must team up with a classmate giving her major headaches when trouble finds them both in this musical adventure.
Sherina's Adventure
Sam and her mother Uci, are about to do a road trip to G-Land beach in Banyuwangi. Sam's cousin, Happy, who's 180° different from Sam also came along on the road trip.
Run to the Beach
In 1950s Makassar, the life of a devoted mother is upended when another woman enters her husband's life.
Emma'
Yusuf and his cousin Ambar spend a wild night out just before heading out of town for a relative’s wedding. When the pair passes out overnight and Ambar misses her flight, the two head off on a three-day road trip. Little do they realize those three days will have a lasting impact on their lives.
Three Days to Forever
Four stories unfold in Jakarta, a big city that feels cold and dehumanizing. Life there strips away meaning, turning people into soulless zombies. In their search for purpose, youths turn to the only things that seem worthwhile—television and movies. This obsession pushes them down a dark path, transforming them into twisted versions of anti-heroes who make anti-social choices that spiral out of control.
Kuldesak
At Lawaloba on the island of Flores, there was an old man Opa Hali, struggling againts the closure of an emergency lane to the hill which was the only shorcut for the population to survive in the event of tsunami disaster.
Pesan Dari Samudra
Five years after running away from an arranged marriage, Eliana is unexpectedly visited by her mother.
Eliana, Eliana
Adapted from the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, this movie depicts the story of Drupadi, the wife of five brothers known as the Pandawas.
Drupadi
After two lovebirds make some sacrifices to build their nest, new opportunities to spread their wings put their union to the test.