Film

The Iron Lung

2025 · 20m · Drama

When success becomes the very thing that takes your breath away

Rian, the director who stunned the world with his debut, is now a prisoner of his own success. The spotlight that once illuminated his genius has become a scorching lens, magnifying the crushing demands of producers, the stifling hunger of the audience, and the paralyzing doubt cast by his own father. Rian yearns for bold experimentation, but finds himself shackled to the market-tested echoes of his past work, trapped in The Iron Lung of expectation. The Iron Lung is a visceral story of artistic suffocation and rebirth, asking a single question: What does it take for a visionary to choose freedom of expression over the comfortable silence of surrender?

Bagas Ganesha Lintang Asmoro

Rian

Ibanesta Fadil Almenza

Aria

Arquinto Caesar

Gibran

Muhammad Febyan Rizky Utama

Hasan

Arius Sukri Hariyanto

Rian's Father

Eka Fadila Cindy Kirani

Rani

Syair Adharian

Anton

Muhammad Riza Adiputra

Green Cowboy

Muhammad Ridhwan Kautsar

Red Cowboy

• Syair AdharianDirector · Story
• Amanda Rizky RamadhaniWriter
• Septya Dwi LestariProducer
• Arga Yura DanendraDirector of Photography · Editor
• Khirani KhoirunnisaEditor
• Muhammad Ridhwan KautsarCasting

Release date

October 11, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

Indonesian

Runtime

20m

Rated

13+

Genres

Drama