Crocodile Tears (film)

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Crocodile Tears
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Indonesian Air Mata Buaya
Directed by Tumpal Tampubolon
Written byTumpal Tampubolon
Produced by
  • Mandy Marahimin
  • Anthony Chen
  • Claire Lajoumard
  • Yi Peng Teoh
  • Christophe Lafont
  • Harry Flöter
  • Jörg Siepmann
Starring
CinematographyTeck Siang Lim
Edited by
Music byKin Leonn
Production
companies
  • Talamedia
  • Acrobates Films
  • Giraffe Pictures
  • Poetik Film
  • 2Pilots Filmproduction
Release date
  • 9 September 2024 (2024-09-09)(Toronto)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • Indonesia
  • France
  • Singapore
  • Germany
LanguageIndonesian

Crocodile Tears (Indonesian : Air Mata Buaya) is a 2024 coming-of-age thriller film directed and written by Tumpal Tampubolon in his directorial debut. It stars Yusuf Mahardika, Zulfa Maharani, and Marissa Anita.

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The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024. It received five nominations at the 2024 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture.

Premise

The life of Johan and his overbearing mother on a crocodile farm shifts after he falls in love with Arumi. [1]

Cast

Production

The idea for Crocodile Tears was conceived in 2018, beginning with its participation at the Southeast Asian Fiction Film Lab. [2] The project was selected to participate at the 2019 TorinoFilmLab and La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français. [3] [4] In 2020, Marahimin and Tampubolon presented the project at the Berlinale Talents Project Market. [5]

In March 2024, it was announced that Cercamon acquired the film's worldwide rights. [6]

Release

Crocodile Tears had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024 during the Centrepiece program. [7] It had its Asian premiere at the 29th Busan International Film Festival during A Window on Asian Cinema section. [8] It competed for the Sutherland Trophy at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival. [9]

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
BFI London Film Festival 20 October 2024 Sutherland Trophy Tumpal Tampubolon Nominated [9]
Indonesian Film Festival 20 November 2024 Best Picture Mandy MarahiminNominated [10]
Best Director Tumpal TampubolonNominated
Best Actress Marissa Anita Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Zulfa MaharaniNominated
Best Original Screenplay Tumpal TampubolonNominated
Film Pilihan Tempo 5 February 2025 Film Pilihan TempoCrocodile TearsNominated [11]
Best DirectorTumpal TampubolonNominated

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