Crazy Awesome Teachers
Available on Netflix
In CRAZY AWESOME TEACHERS, fast-talking Taat (Gading Marten) was an indifferent high school student, the wayward son of a much-respected high school teacher named Purnama (Arswendi Bening Swara). Taat left their Indonesian village to seek his fortune in the big city, disdaining his father's low-paying work and ethical ways. Years later, Taat returns broke, looking for money to buy his way into a cruise ship job. In the interim, he takes a job as a substitute teacher at his alma mater, where Purnama, nearing retirement, still teaches. Taat swaggers in with a fake diploma and a jokey attitude, intending to work as little as possible. When the payroll is stolen before the teachers are paid, Taat enlists faculty members to help him track down the thieves and recover their money. He seems to bond with several teachers in this group effort but, at first opportunity, he tries to steal the money for himself. In the meantime, the faculty has been kidnapped and threatened with death by Pak Le (Kiki Narendra), a brutal gang leader. Will Taat do the right thing and be able to save the day?
Starring Gading Marten, Boris Bokir, Dian Sastrowardoyo
Director Sammaria Simanjuntak