Tumpal Tampubolon

Tumpal Tampubolon (born 12 December 1979) is an Indonesian film director, screenwriter, and actor. His feature-length directorial debut, Crocodile Tears, had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Career In 2005, Tampubolon received the award Script Development Competition for Best Short Fiction at the Jakarta International Film Festival for his first screenplay, The Last Believer. He participated in Berlinale Talent Campus in 2009. In 2010, he wrote and directed the segment "Mamalia" for the anthology film Belkibolang. A year later, he wrote and directed a short film Soleram. In 2012, he wrote his first feature film Pasukan Kapiten, directed by Rudy Soedjarwo. A year later, he wrote and starred in Anggun Priambodo's Rocket Rain. In 2014, he won the Citra Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Tabula Rasa. In 2018, he co-wrote action-comedy film 212 Warrior with Seno Gumira Ajidarma and Sheila Timothy.

In 2021, his short film The Sea Calls for Me won the Sonje Award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival. It also won the Best Live Action Short Film at the 2021 Indonesian Film Festival. His feature-length directorial debut, psychological thriller film Crocodile Tears, had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Filmography Film Year Title Director WriterNotes 2006 The Last Believer Short film 2008 Drum Lesson Short film 2010 Belkibolang Segment: "Mamalia" 2011 Soleram Short film 2012 Pasukan Kapiten 2013 Rocket Rain 2014 Tabula Rasa 2015 Rumah Short film 2018 212 Warrior 2021 The Sea Calls for Me Short film 2022 Galang 2023 Suzzanna: Kliwon Friday Night 2024 Crocodile Tears Feature directorial debut film 2026 Sleep No More

Television Year Title Director Writer NetworkNotes 2021 Detektif Soleh Mola 4 episodes 2021 Angkringan 6 episodes 2022 Piknik Pesona Vision+ Episode: "Small Talk" 2023 The Talent Agency Disney+ Hotstar Episode: "Pandji and Soleh"

Radio drama Year Title Director Writer NetworkNotes 2021 Mau Gak Mau Rapot 4 episodes

As actor Film Year Title Role Director Notes 2012 Hi5teria Irul Nicho Yudifar Segment: "Palasik" 2013 Rocket Rain Jansen Anggun Priambodo 2017 Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts Marlina's deceased husband Mouly Surya 2024 Borderless Fog Juwing Edwin

Television Year Title Role Notes 2021 Angkringan Moko Episode: "Campur Aduk STMJ"