Mouly Surya

Directing

Mouly Surya

Born 1980-09-10 · Jakarta, Indonesia

Mouly Surya (born 10 September 1980) is an Indonesian film director and screenwriter. Beginning her career as assistant director and screenwriter in local film productions, Surya rose to prominence in 2008 for her directorial debut the psychological thriller Fiksi. which won her the Citra Award for Best Director. She won a second Best Director award at the 38th Citra Award for Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts ten years after winning her first. She is the first woman director to win the award. (Courtesy Wikipedia)

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Trigger Warning poster
5.7

A Special Forces commando uncovers a dangerous conspiracy when she returns to her hometown looking for answers regarding her beloved father's death.

Trigger Warning

2024

Kambing Jantan poster
6.0

Stuck in a finance degree he doesn’t care about and a long-distance relationship draining his wallet, Dika’s life in Australia feels like a mess—until an old friend inspires him to chase a different dream: comedy.

Kambing Jantan

2009

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts poster
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

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts poster
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

This City Is a Battlefield poster
6.9

In war-torn Jakarta 1946, a haunted violinist ordered to bomb a colonial theatre sees his plan unravel when a charismatic rebel falls for his wife—jeopardising Indonesia’s freedom and their lives.

This City Is a Battlefield

2025

This City Is a Battlefield poster
6.9

In war-torn Jakarta 1946, a haunted violinist ordered to bomb a colonial theatre sees his plan unravel when a charismatic rebel falls for his wife—jeopardising Indonesia’s freedom and their lives.

This City Is a Battlefield

2025

Twisted Fate poster
7.2

Rawa, the only surviving passenger with injuries and trauma, must face the grief of Zahra, the pilot’s daughter, as well as the anger of Dita, the wife of a passenger who questions: “Why wasn’t it her husband who survived?”

Twisted Fate

2025

Twisted Fate poster
7.2

Rawa, the only surviving passenger with injuries and trauma, must face the grief of Zahra, the pilot’s daughter, as well as the anger of Dita, the wife of a passenger who questions: “Why wasn’t it her husband who survived?”

Twisted Fate

2025

doll. poster
NR

Conversation ensues between a little girl and a man.

doll.

2005

doll. poster
NR

Conversation ensues between a little girl and a man.

doll.

2005

doll. poster
NR

Conversation ensues between a little girl and a man.

doll.

2005

What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love poster
7.5

As pupils at a school for the visually impaired, best friends Diana and Fitri are living full and complicated lives in spite of their sensory limits.

What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

2013

What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love poster
7.5

As pupils at a school for the visually impaired, best friends Diana and Fitri are living full and complicated lives in spite of their sensory limits.

What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love

2013

Fiction. poster
6.7

When a sheltered young woman becomes enamored with a struggling writer, she goes to great lengths to become involved in his creative process.

Fiction.

2008

Fiction. poster
6.7

When a sheltered young woman becomes enamored with a struggling writer, she goes to great lengths to become involved in his creative process.

Fiction.

2008

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Wife Who Can See Dead People (Or Jinn)

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue poster
NR

A traditional wedding procession walks along a narrow street towards the home of the bride. Guests and family members are waiting inside the home on this big day, as they listen to prayers from the loudspeakers. The bride, Putri, is getting ready inside her bedroom while her mother is helping with the final touches of her hair and makeup. Tender and frank conversations about marriage are shared between mother and daughter in that intimate space, before Putri leaves to begin a new life with her husband.

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

2019

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue poster
NR

A traditional wedding procession walks along a narrow street towards the home of the bride. Guests and family members are waiting inside the home on this big day, as they listen to prayers from the loudspeakers. The bride, Putri, is getting ready inside her bedroom while her mother is helping with the final touches of her hair and makeup. Tender and frank conversations about marriage are shared between mother and daughter in that intimate space, before Putri leaves to begin a new life with her husband.

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

2019