By Naman Ramachandran
Crocodile Tears – Trailer
A trailer for “Crocodile Tears” has been revealed ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
The film, the feature debut of Indonesian filmmaker Tumpal Tampubolon, follows Johan, who lives alone with his mother on a crocodile farm. Mother and son live in voluntary exile with only a white crocodile as their confidant. Their life of isolation is disrupted when Johan falls in love with a girl in the city, Arumi, setting in motion a chain of events that threatens the delicate balance of their lives.
The film is a co-production between Indonesia's Talamedia (producer Mandy Marahimin), Singapore's Giraffe Pictures (producers Anthony Chen and Teoh Yi Peng), France's Acrobates Films (producers Claire Lajoumard) and Poetik Film (producers Christophe Lafont) and Germany's 2Pilots Filmproduction (producers Harry Flöter and Jörg Siepmann). Cercamon, founded by experienced international sales agent Sebastien Chesneau, is handling worldwide sales.
