
5 student. An old villa. Old well. Forbidden room. Dark secret of the past. A seemingly omnipotent evil. Survival is the key. Let the battle of wits begins...

Hanung Bramantyo
Setan Alas
Saka Gilap Asa
Setan Alas / Young Hanung
Ibrahim Alhami
Budi Mahal

B.W. Purbanegara
Zombie Lekra
Eka Wahisbullah
Setan Alas / Old Hanung
At last, I got to watch a film I had been eagerly waiting for. It takes on a meta-horror theme with a premise that initially seems very simple, but turns out to be surprisingly unexpected. Even though it’s not perfect and there are still quite a few flaws I noticed, I feel this film is quite important for the Indonesian film industry. It delivers satire and criticism toward Indonesian horror, a genre that increasingly feels like it’s being exploited merely as a money-making machine. As another reviewer said about this film: don’t look up too much about it. Just sit back, go in blind, and watch the movie.