Yandy Laurens

Directing

Yandy Laurens

Born 1989-04-09 · Makassar

Alexander Yandy Laurens (born April 9, 1989) is a Indonesian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born and raised in Makassar, Laurens studied film at the Jakarta Arts Institute (Institut Kesenian Jakarta). His graduation short film, Wan An, won Best Short Film at the 2012 Indonesian Film Festival. Following this achievement, he went on to direct numerous commercials, music videos, and web series. In 2017, Laurens was announced as the director of a film adaptation of the 1996 television series Keluarga Cemara. The film, titled Cemara’s Family, had its world premiere at the 2018 Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. Starring Ringgo Agus Rahman, Nirina Zubir, Adhisty Zara, and Widuri Puteri, it was theatrically released on 3 January 2019 and became the seventh highest-grossing Indonesian film of all time, with 1,699,433 admissions. His second feature film, Falling In Love Like in Movies, a partially black-and-white romantic comedy, premiered at the 18th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. This marked his second collaboration with Ringgo Agus Rahman and Nirina Zubir following Cemara’s Family. The film was released theatrically in Indonesia on 30 November 2023 and went on to receive eleven nominations at the 2024 Indonesian Film Festival, including Best Picture and Best Director. In 2024, Laurens was announced as the director of another adaptation of a television series created by Arswendo Atmowiloto, titled A Brother and 7 Siblings. The film served as the closing title of the 19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. His fourth feature film, Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan, adapted from his web series of the same name and starring Dion Wiyoko reprising his role, was theatrically released in Indonesia on 10 July 2025.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Cemara's Family poster
8.0

After bankruptcy, Abah and Emak must adapt to a new life with their children in a remote village.

Cemara's Family

2019

Cemara's Family poster
8.0

After bankruptcy, Abah and Emak must adapt to a new life with their children in a remote village.

Cemara's Family

2019

Sore: A Wife from the Future poster
7.4

A young man living alone in Croatia encounters a woman who claims to be his wife from the future, sent on a mission to help him correct his bad habits and improve his lifestyle.

Sore: A Wife from the Future

2025

Sore: A Wife from the Future poster
7.4

A young man living alone in Croatia encounters a woman who claims to be his wife from the future, sent on a mission to help him correct his bad habits and improve his lifestyle.

Sore: A Wife from the Future

2025

A Brother and 7 Siblings poster
8.4

After the untimely death of his older sister and her husband, a struggling young architect suddenly becomes a "single parent" for his nieces and nephews. When the opportunity for a better life arises, he must choose between his love life, career, or his family.

A Brother and 7 Siblings

2025

A Brother and 7 Siblings poster
8.4

After the untimely death of his older sister and her husband, a struggling young architect suddenly becomes a "single parent" for his nieces and nephews. When the opportunity for a better life arises, he must choose between his love life, career, or his family.

A Brother and 7 Siblings

2025

Falling in Love Like in Movies poster
8.8

Bagus, a screenwriter, reunites with his high school friend and crush, Hana, who is still grieving from the loss of her husband. He wants to convince her to fall in love once again, just like in the movies.

Falling in Love Like in Movies

2023

Falling in Love Like in Movies poster
8.8

Bagus, a screenwriter, reunites with his high school friend and crush, Hana, who is still grieving from the loss of her husband. He wants to convince her to fall in love once again, just like in the movies.

Falling in Love Like in Movies

2023

Papa Hao poster
NR

A boy asks his dad about their difference in skin color and eyes.

Papa Hao

2008

Friend poster
6.3

Joko and Widodo are best friends who live in a village. Joko likes to shoot Widodo’s fowl. Every time Widodo knows that his fowls have been killed; he takes revenge by burning Joko’s house. This weird friendship then changes when Widodo must move to the city, living with his son and his family.

Friend

2014

Friend poster
6.3

Joko and Widodo are best friends who live in a village. Joko likes to shoot Widodo’s fowl. Every time Widodo knows that his fowls have been killed; he takes revenge by burning Joko’s house. This weird friendship then changes when Widodo must move to the city, living with his son and his family.

Friend

2014

Viva Tar! poster
NR

From the lens of its alumni, this film chronicles about the history of Marching Band Korps Putri Tarakanita, a marching band extracurricular that continues its legacy to this day.

Viva Tar!

2016

Menunggu Kabar poster
NR

Marcel is a 7-year-old boy who lives in an orphanage in Serui, Papua. He awaits news from his older brother, Hans, who left for the capital city to become a professional football player.

Menunggu Kabar

2014

Menunggu Kabar poster
NR

Marcel is a 7-year-old boy who lives in an orphanage in Serui, Papua. He awaits news from his older brother, Hans, who left for the capital city to become a professional football player.

Menunggu Kabar

2014

Wǎn Ān poster
5.5

Tji and Ing are grandparents who lived happily in the old days. One day, Ing said that she was afraid if someday, one of them can not wake up anymore.

Wǎn Ān

2013

Badminton poster
NR

A man chases a shuttlecock to the ends of the world.

Badminton

2009

Indonesia Itu Rumahku poster
NR

This is our home, Indonesia, with all its beauty to enjoy and its flaws to improve. Indonesia is my home.

Indonesia Itu Rumahku

2016

Indonesia Itu Rumahku poster
NR

This is our home, Indonesia, with all its beauty to enjoy and its flaws to improve. Indonesia is my home.

Indonesia Itu Rumahku

2016

Kita Usahakan Rumah Itu poster
NR

Amel and her lover, Iko, plan to revisit Amel's childhood home. However, when they arrived there, they found the house had been turned into a sewing shop. After asking permission from the shop owner, Amel and Iko entered. Inside, Amel tried hard to remember every corner of the room, comparing it with memories of her old house while telling Iko.

Kita Usahakan Rumah Itu

2025

Kita Usahakan Rumah Itu poster
NR

Amel and her lover, Iko, plan to revisit Amel's childhood home. However, when they arrived there, they found the house had been turned into a sewing shop. After asking permission from the shop owner, Amel and Iko entered. Inside, Amel tried hard to remember every corner of the room, comparing it with memories of her old house while telling Iko.

Kita Usahakan Rumah Itu

2025

No artwork available
7.0

Eros, a renowned business motivator, leads a brilliant career despite his lonely personal life. One day, he gets the chance to try an Artificial Intelligence machine coded A.G.N.E.S., which promises to perform any task given to it. Eros makes a request to A.G.N.E.S., something that should be impossible to fulfill. Will A.G.N.E.S. be able to make it happen?

A.G.N.E.S.

2024

No artwork available
7.0

Eros, a renowned business motivator, leads a brilliant career despite his lonely personal life. One day, he gets the chance to try an Artificial Intelligence machine coded A.G.N.E.S., which promises to perform any task given to it. Eros makes a request to A.G.N.E.S., something that should be impossible to fulfill. Will A.G.N.E.S. be able to make it happen?

A.G.N.E.S.

2024

Sepuluh Meter poster
NR

Worried, anxious, afraid, stressed, feeling guilty, just at home? You are not alone in living it. It comes from the anxiety that we both experience in the midst of uncertain situations.

Sepuluh Meter

2020

Sepuluh Meter poster
NR

Worried, anxious, afraid, stressed, feeling guilty, just at home? You are not alone in living it. It comes from the anxiety that we both experience in the midst of uncertain situations.

Sepuluh Meter

2020