There is a lot to be said about Indonesian horror movies that are raising the bar for gory horror movies. All they lack is the ability to tell their stories in a more efficient and streamlined manner so that they don’t look choppy. The newest one in the trail of horror movies from Indonesia is Mantra Surugana, which brings up the topic of generational sexual abuse and weaves a narrative around that topic within the horror genre. The film is directed by Dyan Sunu Prastowo, and he tries to tell quite a unique tale, but his directorial obsessions become a hindrance to the smooth flow of the story.
The story begins when a young girl joins her university and befriends a couple of girls who happen to be connected to two disappearances at the university. There is a lot going on in this film, and the editing and cinematography...
The story begins when a young girl joins her university and befriends a couple of girls who happen to be connected to two disappearances at the university. There is a lot going on in this film, and the editing and cinematography...
- 1/13/2024
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
I’m no expert on Indonesian horror cinema, but there is one common thing in all the Indonesian horror films I’ve watched thus far on Netflix: they all revolve around sexual abuse. Despite being a fan of disturbing movies, this is something I’m not keen on watching. Mantra Surugana is an uninspired tale of a new college student, Tantri, who learns of some supernatural happenings in her dormitory soon after reaching college. As a young child, she watched her father try to kill himself with a knife before speaking a prayer and burning himself to death. If ugly makeup and jump scares are frightening to you, then this movie might have your heart pumping; however, if you’re like me, you’ll just be raising eyebrows at the terrible special effects and bad writing. Big sexual violence trigger warning, though.
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- 1/11/2024
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
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Want to see what’s still lined up for the rest of January 2024? We’ve just updated the list of upcoming titles here, and it now includes a bunch more licensed movies scheduled for next week, such as the Kiera Knightley movie: Silent Night.
We should also note that Netflix re-added its lineup of Nike sports training videos, which departed at the beginning of the month. Our understanding is that they’re on a short-term relicense, but hopefully, we’ll know more soon.
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