Frans Tumbuan
Milli and Nathan liked each other from high school in Bandung. Nathan is a smart student who likes to help Milli study. Milli is a humorous girl. She always tell Nathan to not being so serious. They were dating. Until high school, Nathan went to his dream university in Jakarta but, Milli still stayed in Bandung. Nathan decided to broke up with her because he wanted to concentrate with his study in college. Milli otherwise, does not like college, she wanted to be a novelist. They still miss each other. Milli until finally really quit college and wrote a book.
Ruma Maida (released internationally with the title Maida's House) is Indonesian drama film written by Ayu Utami, directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja, and starring Atiqah Hasiholan, Yama Carlos, Nino Fernandez, and Frans Tumbuan. This film, which was released in 2009, tells the struggle of a woman to save a historic home of a developer; Ruma Maida movie also shows how the lives of the first home owners.
Tiro Mandawa accidentally discovers a mysterious ancient artifact while he is guiding an archaeological mission. The artifact is believed to be the last piece of an ancient inscription related to Indonesian folklore. Prof. Kuncoro, a professor of history on ancient civilization, believes that the artifact is the key to the location of an ancient relic that has an endless powerful force. A giant company, the Madewa Group, headed by Adinoto Madewa is willing to finance the expedition to find the ancient relic. Tiro, and his faithful assistant, Satrio, the head of Madewa Group special staff, Miranda, plus Prof. Kuncoro and his two children, Sandhika and Panji, join this expedition mission. Their work is then obstructed by a treasure hunter, Maulana, who is also after the ancient relic.
Ipang and Nugi find their solace in music. They are rebellious, often miss classes, and on the lookout for trouble. They are also close friends with Sandra, another troubled youth. Ipang has to face the bitter reality of being an adopted son. Nugi comes from a broken home, his parents divorced and he is depressed when he finds out that his father is a transsexual.
A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.
An ex-Marine finds out a old buddy is leading a private army of mercenaries. When an ex-Marine refuses to join an old friendship's personal army of mercenaries a deadly violent battle erupts between the two men! And this is not good.
Kris and Preston team up once again to take on powerful gangster Buntao. But Buntao has problems of his own, dealing with Dazo, another gangster who is on a steady rise to power...
Ricky (Ryan Hidayat) is so disturbed by the death of his girlfriend, Sita (Nike Ardilla), in a parachuting accident that he acts out anti-socially; all he does is drive around in his old, open-top jeep, hanging out with his gang and getting into fights. His bad attitude is exacerbated when he discovers that his father is having an affair with his secretary, while his mother is busy giving lectures to the public about juvenile delinquency. Eventually, he gets into a street fight with the older brother of a girl named Lita (Nike Ardilla).
A melodramatic suffer-fest that would give Lars von Trier pause. On a quest to find her biological father, teenager Yeni is sidetracked when she's raped by her stepfather and ends up in a nuthouse. After she's released, her prostitute sister takes her to work at a brothel. There, she becomes second wife to an old, miserable man until her stepfather returns and tries to lay claim on her. After unsuccessfully trying to strangle Yeni to death, he and Yeni's mother get in a fight and end up stabbing each other to death. Once Yeni finds out she's pregnant, she's then rejected by her miserly husband, who denies the child is his.
Atiek and Tika are always competing with each other. This rivalry has led to funny situations but also gives trouble to their friends and teachers. Then Atiek and Tika bet on who will be chosen as a movie star by a company casting for an actor. The loser has to kiss her boyfriend in public. In the end, the girls become best friends, class champions and famous movie stars.
Liar Rangga has an unhappy life with his wife Sara, a nymphomaniac. In his loneliness, Rangga meets Rani, a call girl and finds happiness with her. They need each other, instantly fall in love and make a vow to marry in the near future. But fate is not on their side when Rangga dies in a plane crash. Most of his wealth is bequeathed to the child in Rani’s womb. Sara protests, goes to get help from a black magician and ends up making a deal with the devil; promising to be his disciple.
Non has been depressed for some time, as she is not accepted by the family of her husband, Hans Tobing, though they already have three children. Just when Non is finally being accepted in her husband’s family, her happiness is threatened by ovarian cancer. It traumatises the family. Hans has to sacrifice everything that he can to save his wife’s life. Fortunately, Non gets her spirit back when she realises that her children still need her. That spirit is the most important element in the process of her recovery.
The film tells the story of Fitria, the symbol of Indonesian women who are beautiful, subtle, humble, simple and very flexible in all respects. She always obeys her parents and her husband... and this is where all the problems arise as Fitria finds herself being maddened by what society expects her to be.
