The Iron Lung

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The Iron Lung (2025)

Directed by Syair Adharian

“When success becomes the very thing that takes your breath away”

Drama · 20m

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?

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Cast

B
Bagas Ganesha Lintang Asmoro Rian
I
Ibanesta Fadil Almenza Aria
A
Arquinto Caesar Gibran
M
Muhammad Febyan Rizky Utama Hasan
A
Arius Sukri Hariyanto Rian's Father
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Eka Fadila Cindy Kirani Rani Syair Adharian Anton
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Muhammad Riza Adiputra Green Cowboy
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Muhammad Ridhwan Kautsar Red Cowboy

Crew

Director
Syair Adharian
Writer
Amanda Rizky Ramadhani
Director of Photography
Arga Yura Danendra
Editor
Khirani Khoirunnisa, Arga Yura Danendra
Producer
Septya Dwi Lestari

Details

Release date
2025-10-11
Runtime
20m
Genres
Drama
Original language
ID
Spoken languages
Indonesian
Production
Kronik Filmedia