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

Karma
Performed by 'The Spouse' and Aimee Saras
Written by 'Tony Marle'

User Reviews

Scary and Creepy

The family of Rini (Tara Basro) is financially broken and she lives with her father (Bront Palarae), her mother (Ayu Laksmi) that is ill, her grandmother (Elly D. Luthan) that is crippled, and her brothers Tony (Endy Arfian), Bondi (Nasar Annuz) and the mute six year-old Ian (M. Adhiyat) 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 (Dimas Aditya), son of the religious Ustadz (Arswendi Nasution), 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?

"Pengabdi Setan", a.k.a. "Satan´s Slaves", is a scary and creepy Indonesian-South Korean horror film. The storyline of a cult of infertile women that worships Satan slightly recalls "Rosemary´s Baby" and has flaws, but the movie makes the viewer startle in many scenes. The acting is also reasonable and does not disappoint. My vote is seven.

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