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Crocodile Tears (2024)

Crocodile Tears poster
Original title
Air Mata Buaya
Directed by
Tumpal Tampubolon
Genre
thriller film, coming-of-age film
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
MA 15+
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenager faces a dangerous situation that tests his coming of age in Indonesia. The story follows his struggle to survive a threat from his own community.

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What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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