Tulang Belulang Tulang

Year: 2024 (September)

Genre:
Comedy

Director:
Sammaria Simanjuntak

Stars:
Lina Marpaung, Tanta Ginting, Atiqah Hasiholan, Landung Simatupang, Tasha Siahaan, David Saragih, Cornel Nadeak, Ruth Marini, Jajang C. Noer, Tika Bravani, Dominique Sanda, Eduward Manalu ...

Storyline:
To honor the past, they must carry it with them... Until it disappears.

A Batak family gathers to perform Mangokal Holi — the sacred ceremony of exhuming and reinterring ancestral bones as a sign of eternal respect and reconnection.

As they travel across North Sumatra, family tensions surface, traditions clash with modern life, and cultural reverence is tested.

Then — the unthinkable happens: the bones go missing.

What begins as a spiritual duty turns into a wild, emotional, and at times comedic quest that tests their unity, beliefs, and what it truly means to carry one's ancestors — not just in ritual, but in heart.

They lost the bones... Now they must find each other.

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Similar movies to Tulang Belulang Tulang

If you enjoy deeply human road dramas with cultural roots and emotional resonance, this film aligns beautifully with:

The Farewell (2019) – Cultural identity, family, and the complexity of traditions.

Departures (2008) – Death rituals, spiritual duty, and beauty in grief.

Cemara's Family (2018) – Indonesian values, simplicity, and family resilience.

💡 Like these, Tulang Belulang Tulang explores ritual, memory, and family connection, offering a profound and gently humorous meditation on how the past lives within us — even when the physical is lost.

📌 Final Thoughts

With cultural sensitivity, rich emotional texture, and a tender blend of grief and absurdity, Tulang Belulang Tulang is a unique cinematic journey through tradition, mishap, and reconciliation — reminding us that honoring the dead often brings the living back to life.

Some journeys are spiritual.
Others are just chaotic enough to become sacred.

Which of these films have you seen? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!