Ismail Basbeth

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Ismail Basbeth

Born September 12, 1985 · Wonosobo (age 40)

Ismail Basbeth is an Indonesian film director. With his two friends, he created Hide Project Indonesia, an indie production house. He studied in Asian Film Academy Busan and won the BFC & SHOCS Scholarship Fund. Ismail was also chosen in the Berlinale Talent Campus program by the Berlinale International Film Festival in Germany. Ismail was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Director in FFI 2…

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JumboJumbo · 2025
Jumbo
7.62025
MovieAnimationComedy
Desperate to prove to his peers that he’s more than a chubby kid that never wins at anything, little Don wishes to win his local talent show by performing a stageplay inspired from a storybook written by his late parents. When unfortunately a bully stole that book, at the same time a little ghost appeared from the spirit world asking for Don’s help to reunite her with her parents’ spirits. The two new friends then embark on an exciting adventure to help each other and learn the true meaning of friendship.
Grave TortureGrave Torture · 2024
Grave Torture
6.62024
MovieHorror
When a violent act kills her parents, Sita vows to debunk the idea of supernatural torment after death — a fixation that leads her on a dark quest.
My Own Last SupperMy Own Last Supper · 2026
My Own Last Supper
2026
MovieDramaHistory
76-year-old widower Encek convenes his children for a final dinner, unveiling concealed memoirs of love, loss and generational wounds before choosing the sea as his reunion place with his deceased wife.
SaraSara · 2023
Sara
7.52023
MovieDrama
Sara, a transgender woman goes back to her remote hometown to attend her father’s funeral. She finds the village has changed greatly, and that the villagers have become extremely religious. Added to that, her mother suffers from dementia and treats her like a complete stranger.
Her SoulHer Soul · 2022
Her Soul
2022
MovieDocumentary
Shinta Ratri, a 57-year-old Muslim trans woman, recounts her life experiences—childhood memories, struggles of growing up, marriage—and her journey as the founder of the Islamic Boarding School of Al-Fatah in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
PossessivePossessive · 2017
Possessive
7.02017
MovieDramaRomance
A student diver risks her scholastic future and relationship with her father when she dates a moody transfer student consumed by their romance.
Talak 3Talak 3 · 2016
Talak 3
2016
MovieComedyDrama
A divorced couple, Bagas and Risa, wish to remarry. But to lawfully do so, they must first find a "contract husband" to briefly marry and divorce Risa.
Jabang MayitJabang Mayit · 2025
Jabang Mayit
2025
MovieDramaHorror
Hujan mysteriously loses her baby. In desperation, she meets Bayu, who offers help. Bayu took her to a shaman. The shaman reveals that Hujan's baby has been taken by a creature from another world, "Hantu Jabang Mayit", a ghost summoned through dark rituals to target babies of mothers who are not ready to give birth.

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