Pintu terlarang (2009)

Director:

Joko Anwar

Writers:

Joko Anwar (screenplay)
Sekar Ayu Asmara (novel)

Genre:

Thriller

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Fachry Albar	...	Gambir
Marsha Timothy	...	Talyda
Ario Bayu	...	Dandung
Tio Pakusodewo	...	Koh Jimmy
Henidar Amroe	...	Menik Sasongko
Verdi Solaiman	...	John Wongso
Putri Sukardi	...	Ibu
Ade Firza Paloh	...	Bapak
Atiqah Hasiholan	...	Claudia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Awuy
Jesse Awuy
Rio Dewanto
Otto Djauhari	...	Rio
Reza Dwiputranto
Vivian Idris
Rizal Iwan
Kartika Jahja	...	Ibu Mona
The Mo Brothers
Arswendi Nasution
Nitta Nazyra C. Noer	...	Suster
Isabelle Patrice	...	Dokter
Cinzia Puspita Rini
Tino Saroenggallo
Adrianto Sinaga

Also Known As:

Forbidden Door (Europe: English title) (festival title)
The Forbidden Door (International: English title)

Runtime:

Netherlands:115 min (International Film Festival Rotterdam)

Country:

Indonesia

Language:

Indonesian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Jakarta, Indonesia

Company:

LifeLike Pictures

A movie that will leave you contemplating long after you left the theatre

I've been a fan of Anwar's movie since he was said to have reached a monumental achievement in Indonesian cinematography by directing Kala, a noir film unlike any others. And I believed then that it was going to be hard for any film director to top that, until Anwar arises again with Pintu Terlarang (Forbidden Door). I came watching the movie with high expectation, since I've read the book from where it was adapted and totally fell in love with the story, and also because Anwar's previous masterpiece Kala. Not surprisingly, though, not only Pintu Terlarang met my already high expectation, it has also managed to surpass it in many ways: cinematography, angles, and a brilliant adaptation of the original storyline (I only wish that someday I would have the chance to see the uncut or director's cut version). Pintu Terlarang is not merely a depiction of a psychological battle and conspiracy at its very core, thus providing us with countless opportunity to respond to each scene biographically, it ialso provide us with incredible shock-and-awe effect that will leave the audience contemplating inside their head long after they leave the theatre. This is a movie that belongs in the same class as any films that Stanley Kubrik and Quentin Tarantino have had us the pleasure of enjoying.