Angkerbatu

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Plot

The film is set in the eponymous fictional town of Angkerbatu and follows Indonesian crew members of a Korean television broadcasting network. They set out to investigate the disappearance of two colleagues during an assignment in the town.[1]

Cast

  • Mieke Amalia as Kanaya: A television news reporter and member of the crew investigating the disappearance of her colleagues[2]
  • Susilo Badar as Warno: A television producer and member of the crew investigating the disappearance of his colleagues[2]
  • Yama Carlos as Yudha: A driver for the television crew[2]
  • Imelda Therinne[3]
  • Dan Kim
  • Nuri Maulida as Manda: A reporter who disappeared in Angkerbatu[2]
  • Bayu S. Virguna as Rino: A cameraman who disappeared in Angkerbatu[2]
  • Evi Tamala

Development

Angkerbatu is an adaptation of a novel of the same title by Ruwi Meita.[4] Director Jose Poernomo labeled the genre of the film as "atmospheric horror". He also noted that the novel tells the story of the film in greater detail.[1] The film received a premiere screening on 21 April 2007,[3] and it opened in theaters on 26 April.[1] It was one of a "deluge" of Indonesian horror films released in 2007.Template:Sfn

Reception

Unlike Jose Poernomo's 2001 film Jelangkung, whose success was credited with reviving the Indonesian horror film genre,Template:Sfn Angkerbatu was panned by critics, who were not impressed with the film despite it being promoted as having the same production team as Jelangkung.[5] Public opinion of Angkerbatu prior to its release was negative, calling the film "cheesy" and accusing it of piggybacking on the popularity of horror films.[3] Film critic Ekky Imanjaya lamented the absence of religious elements from the film, such as a religious teacher or prayer to ward off demons, a contrast to Jelangkung.Template:Sfn He noted that the film reintroduced the recurring comic relief character Bokir, which had been absent from Indonesian films since 2000.Template:Sfn

References

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