''Fire Squad'' ( id, Si Jago Merah) is a 2008 Indonesian

comedy drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

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, from a screenplay by Hilman Mutasi and story by Fajar Nugros. The film, staring Ringgo Agus Rahman, Deddy Mahendra Desta, Sukma Perdana Manaf and

Judika Judika Nalom Abadi Sihotang (born August 31, 1978) is an Indonesian singer and actor. He has released seven albums (some of which were multi-platinum selling) and received multiple awards including Anugerah Musik Indonesia and Anugerah Planet M ...

, follows some students who works as a

firefighter A firefighter is a first responder and rescuer extensively trained in firefighting, primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten life, property, and the environment as well as to rescue people and in some cases or jurisdictions also ...

. It was released theatrically on September 26, 2008 and was nominated at the

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with Judika winning Best New Actor.

Plot

Gito Prawoto, Dede Rifai, Kuncoro Prasetyo and Rojak Panggabean were threatened with drop outed from Merdeka University because they had not paid their tuition fees and their parents could afford to pay for college. The lecturers give dispensation but must pay at least one semester in a few days. Each of them is looking for job, but they still need money for daily life. Until Kuncoro provided a solution to make it affordable and invited them to find a rented house near the campus and live a simple lifestyle. Gito got the idea to find a less tiring and time-consuming part-time job, a firefighter. After attending the training, they are accepted as apprentices at the fire department as reserve officers with minimal equipment and are given the task of maintaining an old fire engine known as "Si Jago Merah". These happy students find their identity through a selfless heroic act that earns them an award from the mayor.

Cast

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* * 2008 films Indonesian comedy-drama films 2008 comedy-drama films 2000s teen comedy films Indonesian teen comedy films Films set in Jakarta Films shot in Indonesia 2000s Indonesian-language films Films about firefighting Films about the working class {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub