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Tumpal Tampubolon

Tumpal Tampubolon

Directing

Biography

Tumpal Tampubolon is an Indonesian screenwriter and film director. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Math. He has written and directed several short films, which were screened in various domestic and international film festivals. In 2009, he was selected to attend the Berlinale Talent Campus in Berlin, and in 2010 he was selected to attend the Asian Film Academy in Pusan, South Korea.

Known For

Sleep No More
7.0

Two sisters deal with the sudden death of their mother at a wig factory. One believes it was suicide while the other is certain it was a result of possession and takes a job at the factory to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, their brother - born with an eerie gift to regenerate his own body - catches the attention of a ghostly figure roaming the factory, searching for a vessel to inhabit.

Sleep No More

2026
The Talent Agency
7.0

Four artist managers at a talent agency company in Jakarta call themselves agents who are very passionate about their work above their personal lives.

The Talent Agency

2023
Angkringan the Series
N/A

Working daily in a local angkringan, Dedi finds himself relating to his customer's life stories.

Angkringan the Series

2021
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts
6.8

After encountering a group of bandits with plans to rape and steal from her, a young widow ventures into the wilderness in search of justice.

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

2017
Borderless Fog
6.3

A big-city detective investigates a series of gruesome murders along the Indonesia-Malaysia border — forcing her to confront ghosts from her past.

Borderless Fog

2024
Wiro Sableng: 212 Warrior
6.2

After being trained in the art of silat, a disciple gets sent on a journey by his mentor to take down a treacherous e-pupil with a villainous plan.

Wiro Sableng: 212 Warrior

2018
Crocodile Tears
7.5

An overbearing mother who lives with her son in a secluded crocodile farm spirals out of control when her son sees the outside world and falls for a girl for the first time.

Crocodile Tears

2026
Suzzanna: Kliwon Friday Night
6.4

After a shaman casts a curse on her, a woman is killed by dark sorcery and resurrected as a wrathful spirit who seeks to reunite with her newborn baby.

Suzzanna: Kliwon Friday Night

2023
My Annoying Brother
8.0

When a gifted athlete loses his sight, his convict brother sees an excuse for early parole. But with their joyful reunion comes tragedy.

My Annoying Brother

2024
Cemara's Family
8.0

After bankruptcy, Abah and Emak must adapt to a new life with their children in a remote village.

Cemara's Family

2019
The Sea Calls for Me
N/A

A young boy, Sura, lives alone and lonely in a fishing village. He earns money from chores while waiting for his father, who may never return. One day, he finds a broken sex doll washed ashore, and tries to fix it.

The Sea Calls for Me

2021
Postcards from the Zoo
6.1

Little Lana was 3 years old when she was abandoned alone in the zoo. Raised by a giraffe trainer, the zoo is the only world she knows. Until one day, a charming magician arrives and Lana finds her love, for she is ready to leave the zoo. Lana embarks on journey, until one day, she decided to go back to the place where she was abandoned.

Postcards from the Zoo

2012
Hi5teria
6.2

Five different stories of surreal mysteries on supernatural and inexplicable events. All connected by supernatural events and eerie mysteries. Each segment presents a terrifying story set in various locations, from a school and a hospital to a haunted forest.

Hi5teria

2012
Small Talk
N/A

Diego, a man with Dwarfism, works as an extra for a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs pre-wedding photoshoot project. This photoshoot leads him into an intimate conversation with the bride, who seems to question her decision to marry the prince of her life.

Small Talk

2022
Mamalia
N/A

Wati was looking for a motorcycle taxi, when her mother approached her. Finally they agreed and looked for a common address. Until Wati's eyes twinkled and the motorcycle taxi stopped. Maman's fun and the night belongs to Wati.

Mamalia

2010
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N/A

Plat To Be Announced.

Baju Tebal

Belkibolang
5.0

A compilation of nine short films and collected scenes created by young, up-and-coming Indonesian directors. Set during a single hot Jakarta night. Each short features an interaction between two characters and focuses on the strange situations one might get into while prowling the city after dark.

Belkibolang

2011
Tabula Rasa
6.8

After his dreams of becoming a pro footballer are crushed, a young man discovers the joys of cooking through the owner of a struggling restaurant.

Tabula Rasa

2014
The Anniversaries
N/A

A gloomy portrait of a husband and wife relationship depicted through their wedding day by setting in a lift.

The Anniversaries

2006
Someone's Wife in the Boat of Someone's Husband
4.7

Mar believes in the mysterious legend of the lovers Halimah and Sukab on the island of Sawai from a hundred years ago. She travels to Sawai to experience what Halimah once felt, hoping to find Sukab there.

Someone's Wife in the Boat of Someone's Husband

2013