Sigi Wimala
These are three stories about humans who have to live in shophouses. On the top floor of life and on the ground floor of life.
It is an omnibus; Pasar Setan (Ghosts Fair) — Adriyanto Dewo. Wayang Koelit (Leather Shadow Puppets) — Chairun Nissa and Adi Baskoro. Kotak Musik (Musical Box) — Billy Christian and Adi Baskoro. Palasik (Palasik is a mystical creature of West Sumatra, believed as a beheaded figure who’s thirst for blood) — Nicho Yudifar. Loket (Ticket Booth) — Harvan Agustriyansyah.
Tian, Farid and Sonny are three thugs from different countries who gather in Jakarta. As they are broke and have nowhere to live, they band together to survive. They meet three girls, Kartika, Ratna and Melati and they form a relationship. Kartika manages to get Sonny a job as a host in a reality show. Then Farid and Melati run a casket business before falling in love. But Tian is bitter, as he hasn’t found his girlfriend, Suzanne. He also feels that he has cheated Ratna by not disclosing his love for Suzanne. When the shooting of the reality show commences, Sonny has to check out a famous jewelry store, but a tax officer accuses him of hiding the jewels. The three men are now prime suspects.
Macabre, international title for Rumah Dara (Indonesian title), and in Singapore titled Darah) is an Indonesian horror/slasher film in 2010. The movie tells about a group who attempt to escape from a house that owned by mysterious lady named Dara and her family. We later discover the family are killers and cannibals attempting to gain immortality. The film is based on the short film Dara. Before the film was screened in Indonesia, it was screened at several festivals in 2009. Rumah Dara was released in Singapore where it gained an M18 rating (for Gore and Violence)
Anto is a soft spoken and uncomforming 15 year old boy with a long time crush, Rani. But after having several homoerotic dreams, involving a naked man, he became questioning his sexual orientation. Especially when his best friend, Rudi bluntly told Anto he might be gay for having those dreams.
Eight stories are interwoven including the story of a child who works hard just to get a bottle of clean water and a pair of roller skates. Then there are siblings who sell pirated DVDs and start fighting each other when the younger one only wants to drink Starbucks coffee. The third story is about the daughter of a prostitute who has a crush on her moral studies teacher. Then we meet a Japanese man who is hungry for true love and meets a karaoke girl and we hear the story of a lowly-paid television director who is looking to escape the pressures from his wife and boss. Then there is the story of a female kindergarten principal who is trying to apply the Islamic way of life to defuse the temptations of the material world; or the tale of an expatriate’s former chauffeur who gets into trouble after receiving a farewell gift from the boss.
