
Directing
Ismail Basbeth
Born
1985-09-12 (41)
Place of birth
Wonosobo
Known for
Directing
Credits
54 titles
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 2015 for his film Mencari Hilal (2015).
Known for
6.6When 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.
Grave Torture
2024
7.7Desperate 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.
Jumbo
2025
NR76-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.
My Own Last Supper
2026
7.1A student diver risks her scholastic future and relationship with her father when she dates a moody transfer student consumed by their romance.
Possessive
2017
A craftsman, devoted to his wife and three children, sees his life unravel when he returns home to find another family living in his house and his loved ones missing. As he searches for answers, no one in his village recognizes him despite his lifelong residence, sending him spiraling into paranoia and violence.
The Most Mysterious Man
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7.0Set in the post-pandemic period, the Cemara Family begins a new chapter in their lives. Abah gets a new job, Euis grows up to be a teenager, and Mom focuses on taking care of the youngest, Agil. While everyone was focused on their respective activities, Ara felt left out. How can this family get through this new phase of life?
Cemara's Family 2
2022
Film credits
2020s · 7 titles
6.6When 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.
Grave Torture
2024
7.7Desperate 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.
Jumbo
2025
7.0Set in the post-pandemic period, the Cemara Family begins a new chapter in their lives. Abah gets a new job, Euis grows up to be a teenager, and Mom focuses on taking care of the youngest, Agil. While everyone was focused on their respective activities, Ara felt left out. How can this family get through this new phase of life?
Cemara's Family 2
2022
5.3Hari, a young psychologist and his sister Eka, goes back to their village for the funeral of their estranged mother who committed suicide by hanging. There they are confronted with the superstitious beliefs of the locals which is behind their mother’s death.
Death Knot
2021
8.2After growing up in a tumultuous household, Yura finds herself in a love triangle with two close friends as she faces a personal and financial crisis.
Tersanjung: The Movie
2021
4.5A black comedy from a magician named Lukman who performs illusion magic that suddenly become real.
Abracadabra
2020
NRA documentary about the history of local film scene in Yogyakarta.
YK48
2022
2010s · 7 titles
7.1A student diver risks her scholastic future and relationship with her father when she dates a moody transfer student consumed by their romance.
Possessive
2017
5.4Mourning the death of his serial killer father, a boy enters his dad's casket and soon finds himself buried alive.
Grave Torture
2012
NRA 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.
Talak 3
2016
NRIn the past Indonesia used to be ruled by mighty Kingdoms that relied on farming and fishing. Those days are over. The amount of farmers diminishes by 100.000 people every year. This film is about two sets of different people who have the same goal. One isabout a female sound recordist who is working on a documentary about hidden pyramids in the Java countryside and in her spare time she is recording sounds of nature. The other is a group of people who are Guerrilla Gardeners, Urban Farmers, who try to bring back a piece of nature into the concrete jungle of Jakarta.
Flutter Echoes and Notes Concerning Nature
2015
8.7Mbah Sri (95 years old) is looking for the grave of her husband, who has been missing for decades, with one simple aim: she wants to rest in peace beside her husband’s grave.
Ziarah
2016
NRAn engaged couple having a lunch in a cafeteria, and we follow their conversation as they go into minute detail about what needs to be organized for the upcoming wedding. This is a glimpse into the life of a modern young people struggling with their parents’ cultural legacy.
400 Words
2013
NRA film created and shot by 50 children, about an adventure to find a hidden treasure.
1000 Balon
2013
Behind the camera
NR76-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.
My Own Last Supper
2026
NR76-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.
My Own Last Supper
2026
A craftsman, devoted to his wife and three children, sees his life unravel when he returns home to find another family living in his house and his loved ones missing. As he searches for answers, no one in his village recognizes him despite his lifelong residence, sending him spiraling into paranoia and violence.
The Most Mysterious Man
—
A craftsman, devoted to his wife and three children, sees his life unravel when he returns home to find another family living in his house and his loved ones missing. As he searches for answers, no one in his village recognizes him despite his lifelong residence, sending him spiraling into paranoia and violence.
The Most Mysterious Man
—
A craftsman, devoted to his wife and three children, sees his life unravel when he returns home to find another family living in his house and his loved ones missing. As he searches for answers, no one in his village recognizes him despite his lifelong residence, sending him spiraling into paranoia and violence.
The Most Mysterious Man
—
7.0Set in the post-pandemic period, the Cemara Family begins a new chapter in their lives. Abah gets a new job, Euis grows up to be a teenager, and Mom focuses on taking care of the youngest, Agil. While everyone was focused on their respective activities, Ara felt left out. How can this family get through this new phase of life?
Cemara's Family 2
2022
7.5Sara, 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.
Sara
2023
7.5Sara, 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.
Sara
2023
7.5Sara, 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.
Sara
2023
5.3Hari, a young psychologist and his sister Eka, goes back to their village for the funeral of their estranged mother who committed suicide by hanging. There they are confronted with the superstitious beliefs of the locals which is behind their mother’s death.
Death Knot
2021
NRTwo ghosts planning to do an occult conspiracy against a human.
Konspirasi Gaib
2019
NRShinta 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.
Her Soul
2022
NRShinta 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.
Her Soul
2022
NRShinta 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.
Her Soul
2022
NRA 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.
Talak 3
2016
NRThis film talks about today’s Indonesia from different perspectives—economy, politics, arts and culture, society, laws, and history—outlined in several fragments influenced by one another.
The Carousel Never Stops Turning
2017
NRThis film talks about today’s Indonesia from different perspectives—economy, politics, arts and culture, society, laws, and history—outlined in several fragments influenced by one another.
The Carousel Never Stops Turning
2017
NRThis film talks about today’s Indonesia from different perspectives—economy, politics, arts and culture, society, laws, and history—outlined in several fragments influenced by one another.
The Carousel Never Stops Turning
2017
NRAmin and Iman are conjoined twins who have lived together for 30 years. They live happily for their mother. However, conflict escalates when love arises, forcing them to choose whether to stay together or risk their lives for a normal life.
Amin Tanpa Iman
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NRJoko Kemala is quit school and works as porter on the shop building to support his daily living cost and his blind father. There he meets Totok Janoko the owner, who is very powerful and exploits him sexually.
Joko
2017
6.5On the train in Germany, Arini, a 38-year-old student, meets Nick, who is 15 years younger than her. Nick fell in love with Arini, but Arini had lost her faith in love and was unable to accept Nick.
Arini
2018
6.5On the train in Germany, Arini, a 38-year-old student, meets Nick, who is 15 years younger than her. Nick fell in love with Arini, but Arini had lost her faith in love and was unable to accept Nick.
Arini
2018
NRHujan 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.
Jabang Mayit
2025
NRHujan 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.
Jabang Mayit
2025
In 1995, a long-lost romance finds itself again after 35 years.
Love Letters of Our Life
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In 1995, a long-lost romance finds itself again after 35 years.
Love Letters of Our Life
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NRThe story of young Taufiq Kiemas. Inspired by Soekarno's ideology, he decides to become a nationalist.
Taufiq: Lelaki Yang Menantang Badai
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NRThe story of young Taufiq Kiemas. Inspired by Soekarno's ideology, he decides to become a nationalist.
Taufiq: Lelaki Yang Menantang Badai
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4.2The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
Another Trip to the Moon
2015
4.2The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
Another Trip to the Moon
2015
4.2The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
Another Trip to the Moon
2015
NRA young woman lives within the confines of her closet.
Lemari Kyo
2012
NRAn art video about watching an art film.
Who the fuck is Ismail Basbeth?
2012
NRAn art video about watching an art film.
Who the fuck is Ismail Basbeth?
2012
7.5With special agreement with his sister, estranged son agree to accompany his strictly religious father on a journey to seek the crescent moon that signals the start of Eid.
The Crescent Moon
2015
7.5With special agreement with his sister, estranged son agree to accompany his strictly religious father on a journey to seek the crescent moon that signals the start of Eid.
The Crescent Moon
2015
NRTwo thieves are captured by angry neighbours. Although the theft is insignificant (an old TV) people are no less angry, and the punishment is extreme. Basically a crime in itself. A few minutes in the dark woods and their fate is sealed forever. Brief morality play.
Maling
2013
NRTwo thieves are captured by angry neighbours. Although the theft is insignificant (an old TV) people are no less angry, and the punishment is extreme. Basically a crime in itself. A few minutes in the dark woods and their fate is sealed forever. Brief morality play.
Maling
2013
NRTwo thieves are captured by angry neighbours. Although the theft is insignificant (an old TV) people are no less angry, and the punishment is extreme. Basically a crime in itself. A few minutes in the dark woods and their fate is sealed forever. Brief morality play.
Maling
2013
NRCharlie and Alex is classmate in the elementary school. They have been close friend since they are staying in the same class for 10 years; they continually failed for the next grade. One day, in their way home from the elementary school, they face something terribly scary and changes their life forever
Setan Siang Bolong
2018
