Crocodile Tears (Indonesian: Air Mata Buaya) is a 2024 coming-of-age thriller film directed and written by Tumpal Tampubolon in his directorial debut.

The life of Johan and his overbearing mother on a crocodile farm shifts after he falls in love with Arumi.

[1] The idea for Crocodile Tears was conceived in 2018, beginning with its participation at the Southeast Asian Fiction Film Lab.

[2] The project was selected to participate at the 2019 TorinoFilmLab and La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français.

[6] Crocodile Tears had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024 during the Centrepiece program.