This Indonesian horror film is set in a remote girls' boarding school. New girl Yolanda is put under the guidance of Zahra, a senior girl with a good reputation who always obeys her teachers. It is clear that the girls are being raised as Muslims but there is something suspicious about their teacher. He instructs the girls to perform a ceremony to summon their Qorin Jinns... doppelgängers. They are wary but ultimately do as instructed. It isn't long before strange things start to occur. The teacher now has power over them and his intentions are far from righteous. The girls will have to be strong and hold firm to their faith if they are to defeat him.
This might not be the best horror film I've seen but it was enjoyable. It had plenty of creepy moments and a few good scares. The story is effective even if, like me, you aren't familiar with the culture. While it may not be in the same class, the film this reminded me of most was 'The Exorcist'. Like that classic the evil is confronted by religious faith and a willingness to risk all... there is even a scene where a girl does the famous 'spider walk'! The cast does a solid job and the special effects are pretty good. On the down side things are a bit too dark at times making it hard to see what is going on. Overall a decent enough film that I'd recommend to fans of religious horror films looking for something set somewhere different.
These comments are based on watching the film in Indonesian with English subtitles.
This might not be the best horror film I've seen but it was enjoyable. It had plenty of creepy moments and a few good scares. The story is effective even if, like me, you aren't familiar with the culture. While it may not be in the same class, the film this reminded me of most was 'The Exorcist'. Like that classic the evil is confronted by religious faith and a willingness to risk all... there is even a scene where a girl does the famous 'spider walk'! The cast does a solid job and the special effects are pretty good. On the down side things are a bit too dark at times making it hard to see what is going on. Overall a decent enough film that I'd recommend to fans of religious horror films looking for something set somewhere different.
These comments are based on watching the film in Indonesian with English subtitles.