Mengejar Matahari is a coming of age tale of four childhood friends in a Jakarta ghetto whose bonds are tested as they grow into adulthood. They share a nightly ritual, "chasing the sun" (mengejar matahari), where they race through the ghetto, symbolically chasing their future. Their friendship becomes strained when Ardi and Damar fall in love with Apin's niece, Rara, just as a neighborhood bully is released from jail and seeks revenge. The film is both about the strength of friendship and a metaphor for the durability of the Indonesian archipelago.

Disillusioned with his life and career, a supermarket customer service employee sets out on a journey to locate his estranged father.

A high school girl named Kikan began to see dead people through the mirrors.

Rachel is a tomboy girl whose childhood friend is Farel. Their friendship is tested when Farel falls in love with Luna, a feminine girl that makes Rachel wrecked by jealousy.

As three teenage friends begin to hit puberty, they realise that their other friend hasn't began. The search to find ways to help Didot experience his first wet dream, ended up in a feud with Didot's idol.

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.