Satan's Slaves (2017)

After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for 3 years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.

Director:

Joko Anwar

Writers:

Joko Anwar, Sisworo Gautama Putra (based on a movie written by)

Stars:

Tara Basro, Bront Palarae, Dimas Aditya

7 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tara Basro	...	Rini
Bront Palarae	...	Father
Dimas Aditya	...	Hendra
Endy Arfian	...	Tony
Nasar Annuz	...	Bondi (as Nasar Anuz)
M. Adhiyat	...	Ian (as Muhammad Adhiyat)
Arswendi Nasution	...	Ustadz (as Arswendi Bening Swara)
Egy Fedly	...	Budiman
Ayu Laksmi	...	Mother
Elly D. Luthan	...	Grandma
Fachry Albar	...	Batara
Asmara Abigail	...	Darminah
Dwiky Al Asyam	...	Tentara
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Muhammad Daffa Marsal	...	Anak Tetangga
Bagaskara Aji Rifai	...	Anak Tetangga (voice)

Storyline

The family of Rini is financially broken and she lives with her father, her mother that is ill, her grandmother that is crippled, and her brothers Tony, Bondi and the mute six year-old Ian in an old house in the countryside nearby a cemetery. Her mother, who was a successful singer, is dying from a mysterious disease and her father does not have money to support the family. When her mother dies, her father needs to travel to the city to sell the house and weird things happen in the house. The skeptical Rini befriends Hendra, son of the religious Ustadz, and they learn that her mother was infertile and joined a cult that worships Satan to have children. And now, when Ian will be seven, they will take the boy with them. What can they do to protect Ian?

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Plot Keywords:

asian horror | woman in a wheelchair | wheelchair | sign language | brother brother relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is director Joko Anwar's pet project. Mesmerized and completely terrified by the original upon sneaking up in a theater to watch it when he was a kid in the 80s, he had been lobbying Rapi Films to give him the directing duty if they ever decide to remake it. Fortunately for him, they did.

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Connections

Remake of Satan's Slave (1982)

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Soundtracks

Kelam Malam
Performed by The Spouse and Aimee Saras and 'Tony Marle'
Written by Joko Anwar and 'Tony Marle'

User Reviews

Could've Been Better.

THIS was a breakthrough for Indonesian horror? In that case they have a looooong way to go in terms of storytelling.

You've seen everything on display here. Without giving up any spoilers, suffice it to say, most of these scenes can be seen in "The Exorcist," "The Omen," "Zombie," and countless other horror films. In fact, "Satan's Slaves" is so derivative that it simply seems like an Indonesian version of countless other South Korean horror films.

The film had a slow build with a few jump scares, but the ending was a let down. Anyway, it is what it is. I suppose that coming from Indonesia, a religious country rife with censorship laws, "Satan's Slaves" would probably have been a breakthrough in that sense. Otherwise, meh. Nothing to see here, folks.

Details

Country:

Indonesia South Korea

Language:

Indonesian

Release Date:

28 September 2017 (Indonesia)

Also Known As:

Pengabdi Setan

Filming Locations:

Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$431,730

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rapi Films, CJ Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1