Pengabdi Setan (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:

Bront Palarae, Tara Basro, Endy Arfian

7 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Bront Palarae	...	Father
Tara Basro	...	Rini
Endy Arfian	...	Tony
Dimas Aditya	...	Hendra
Nasar Annuz	...	Bondi
M. Adhiyat	...	Ian
Ayu Laksmi	...	Mother
Egy Fedly	...	Budiman
Arswendi Nasution	...	Ustadz (as Arswendi Bening Swara)
Elly D. Luthan	...	Grandma
Fachry Albar	...	Batara
Asmara Abigail	...	Darminah

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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Details

Country:

Indonesia South Korea

Language:

Indonesian

Release Date:

28 September 2017 (Indonesia)

Also Known As:

El susurro del diablo

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mother's song, Kelam Malam, was sung by Aimee Sarah who also provided the title song for Joko Anwar's previous work, A Copy of My Mind.

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Connections

Remake of Pengabdi setan (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

A very creepy n scary horror film with solid character development n atmosphere.

This is my first Indonesian horror film n what an awesome horror film it turned out to b. After reading that it is a slow burner my excitement dropped but once I played the dvd, from the settings I cud smell that it's gonna b creepy. A big ol house situated next to the cemetary in the rural Jakarta is sufficiently eerie. The performances, from the star cast, especially the small kid n the elder sis are grounded and very convincing. The director's approach to the suspense and horror is slow-building but very very creepy. He shud b given a chance to direct a part of the franchise from the Insidious, Conjuring, Annabelle series. The story is very intriguing. The stark imagery and demonic cutaways were implemented to marvelous effect. Indeed a very scary, spine-tingling n dreadful film. The interior lighting and shading at the house to some of the daytime n nighttime cemetary exteriors provided some beautiful photography. The old house with the many rooms, a water well inside its premise n an olden era bathroom all added an eerie feel. The demons with their umbrella's in the cemetary was top notch scary stuff. Some solid jump scares as well as some other stylish cuts help create a sense of terror. The film is full of non cliches jump scares which r creepy n terrifying. There is one very violent n detailed gruesome scene which i don't wanna spoil.