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Kimo Stamboel (born Mochammad Maliki Stamboel on 25 June 1980) is an Indonesian
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, producer, and
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. He is known for his works on the horror genres both as himself and also as part of
The Mo Brothers The Mo Brothers is an Indonesian filmmaking duo consisting of Film director, directors, Film producer, producers, and screenwriters Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel. They have mostly worked on the Action film, action, Thriller film, thriller, and ...
with friend Timo Tjahjanto. Stamboel launched his filmmaking career in 2004 with the release of his directorial debut ''Bunian'' in 2004 and achieved mainstream success with the release of slasher hit ''
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'' (also known as ''Rumah Dara'') in 2009. The duo received a
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for
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nomination in 2016 for '' Headshot.''


Early life

Kimo went to school in Australia, where he met future collaborator Timo Tjahjanto.


Career


2004–2016: Directorial debut and The Mo Brothers

In 2004, Stamboel released his feature film debut ''Bunian'' based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Virra I. Dewi. The shooting took place in
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, where he was studying at the time. Filming took place over the course of 2002 and 2003 as the crew and cast were only available during the weekends. Timo Tjahjanto, who would later become his partner as The Mo Brothers, worked on the film as a freelance cameraman. Working together as co-directors for the first time, Tjahjanto and Stamboel released the 2007 short film ''
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.'' The short was later included in the 2008 anthology film ''Takut: Faces of Fear''. Well received by the public, they decided to develop a feature film based on the short and released ''Macabre'' in 2009 with
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and Shareefa Daanish in the lead roles. The film received praise during its run at several film festivals and launched the two into mainstream recognition. Stamboel and Tjahjanto appeared among the patrons of Herosase in
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's ''
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''. Stamboel and Tjahjanto then directed, produced, and wrote the horror-thriller '' Killers'' which premiered at the
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. It received positive reviews upon release with a 73% fresh score on
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. Their next project was the 2016
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film '' Headshot'' which stars
Iko Uwais Uwais Qorny (), known professionally as Iko Uwais, (born 12 February 1983) is an Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. He is best known for acting in the action films '' Merantau'' (2009), '' The Raid'' (2011), '' ...
and Chelsea Islan. For their work on ''Headshot'', Stamboel and Tjahjanto were nominated for Best Director at the 2016
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but lost to
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('' Athirah'').


2017–present: ''DreadOut'', ''The Queen of Black Magic'', and upcoming projects

Stamboel's next project was announced in 2018 to be an adaptation of popular horror-fantasy
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''DreadOut''. He began writing a screenplay for the
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in 2014 but eventually decided to create an
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while working closely with the game developers. The film was released in January 2019. While working on ''DreadOut'', Stamboel also served as a co-producer in Timo Tjahjanto's '' The Night Comes for Us'' which was released by
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in October 2018. He followed this up with the release of '' The Queen of Black Magic'' (''Ratu Ilmu Hitam''), a remake of the 1981 horror classic film of the same name produced by
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in November 2019.
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wrote the screenplay while
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and Hannah Al Rashid lead the ensemble cast. At the 2020
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, the film won two awards out of six nominations with Ade Firman Hakim winning Best Supporting Actor and Gaga Nugraha winning Best Visual Effects. In February 2020, Stamboel's directing partner Timo Tjahjanto on his Twitter account hinting at a possible sequel to ''Macabre''. However, no official confirmation has been made. Stamboel will replace Rizal Mantovani in the director's seat of the third ''Jailangkung'' film. He will also co-write the screenplay with Rinaldy Puspoyo. The film will have a new cast with Citra Award nominated actress Titi Kamal ('' Mendadak Dangdut''), Dwi Sasono, Syifa Hadju, and Muzakki Ramdhan in starring roles.


Filmography


As The Mo Brothers


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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