The Mo Brothers

The Mo Brothers
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active2007–present

The Mo Brothers is an Indonesian filmmaking duo consisting of directors, producers, and screenwriters Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel. They have mostly worked on the action, thriller, and horror genres.[1] They first became known for directing the short film Dara in 2007, which became the basis of their 2009 feature film debut Macabre (Rumah Dara).[2] Together, they have received a Citra Award Best Director nomination in 2016 for directing the action film Headshot, after which Tjahjanto and Stamboel have gone on to make movies individually to further critical and commercial success.[3]

  1. ^ "Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto and the New Indonesian Extreme". 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ Stamboel, Kimo; Tjahjanto, Timo (2009-10-08), Macabre (Drama, Horror, Thriller), Shareefa Daanish, Julie Estelle, Ario Bayu, Sigi Wimala, Gorylah Pictures, Merah Production, Guerilla Visuals, retrieved 2021-01-22
  3. ^ Stamboel, Kimo; Tjahjanto, Timo (2016-12-08), Headshot (Action, Drama, Thriller), Iko Uwais, Chelsea Islan, Sunny Pang, Very Tri Yulisman, Infinite Frameworks Studios, Screenplay Infinite Films, retrieved 2021-01-22