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