(Perempuan Tanah Jahanam)
Written and directed by Joko Anwar
Starring Tara Basro, Marissa Anita, Ario Bayu and Christine Hakim
Running time 1 hour, 46 minutes
Not Rated – violence, language, brief nudity
Language: Indonesian

by Audrey Callerstrom

I love curses. Don’t you? In films, I mean. Drag Me To Hell was a fun one that was exceptionally clever with the boundaries of its PG-13 rating. It Follows was a game-changer, with its bellowing soundtrack and modest budget. A curse is a good explanation for Why Strange Things Occur. We don’t have to be weighed down by exposition or motives or contemplate whether the supernatural exists. It’s a curse, and it’s going to be bad.