Affliction (2021 film)
Affliction is a 2021 Indonesian horror film directed and written by Teddy Soeriaatmadja and starring Raihaanun Soeriaatmadja, Tutie Kirana and Ibnu Jamil. In the film, a wife slowly learns the horrifying truth of her husband after visiting his dying mother's house in a rural Central Java village.[1]
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| Directed by | Teddy Soeriaatmadja |
| Written by | Teddy Soeriaatmadja |
| Screenplay by | Teddy Soeriaatmadja |
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| Cinematography | Robie Taswin |
| Edited by | Eric Primasetio |
| Music by | Bobby Surjadi |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Language | Indonesian |
Plot
A man named Hasan fled from his home in rural Central Java and pursued a career as a psychologist in Jakarta. He has a wife, Nina, and they have two children, Tasha and Ryan. Nina recently lost his mother from illness, but believes she decapitated herself with a knife. When Hasan's mother Dayu's caretaker informs Nina that Dayu's dementia is worsening supernaturally, Nina asks Hasan why he secreted the fact that his mother is alive; he explains that they are strained. Upon Nina's request, who fear that her mother's fate would be that of Dayu's Hasan reluctantly brings the entire family there to fetch Dayu to live in Jakarta. Dayu, however, rejects, and Hasan goes back due to work needs, leaving his family behind temporarily. Paranormal activities emerge, such as Dayu alleged to hearing someone say "Ari Kibar", and a shadow standing randomly. Dayu also attempted to slice herself. One day, Dayu drinks a ginger tea from Nina and mysteriously dies.
One day, Nina sees the caretaker going somewhere. She follows the caretaker, who visits a remote house, which explains why she never appeared in the house: she isn't a caretaker. At the house, Nina sees news clippings, which reveal that Hasan had a friend named Dimas. Furthermore, she learns that "Ari kibar" means "Arah kiblat" ('Qibla heading'); in Dayu's home, the qibla heads to a tree. Digging it reveals human bones. Here, Hasan reveals that he and Dimas used to have an obsession on impressing Dayu. Amid a fight, he kills him with a knife. Dayu secrets this from Dimas' family, and Dimas was buried below the tree.
Mad at Hasan, Nina brings the children to flee away with her leaving Hasan alone. Before leaving, Hasan has an epiphany that he must kill Nina, and while Nina is in the house, he strangles her, but she is saved by a neighbor related to Dimas who eavesdropped the confession, who tears Hasan's back with a spade, killing him. He and Dimas are properly buried by dawn.
Cast
- Raihaanun Soeriaatmadja as Nina
- Tutie Kirana as Hasan's mother
- Ibnu Jamil as Hasan
- Abiyyu Barakbah as Ryan
- Tasya Putri as Tasya
- Dea Panendra as Narsih
- Hetty Reksoprodjo as Oma
- Ernanta Kusuma Panca as Ustad Dirman
- Fajrul Ravi as Dimas Rangga
- Abirama Putra A. as young Hasan
Release
Netflix acquired the distribution rights to Affliction, releasing it on its streaming service on 21 January 2021.[2]
References
- Angelina, Tarida (21 January 2021). Noviana, Riki (ed.). "Sinopsis Affliction, Film Horor Perdana Teddy Soe yang Tayang di Netflix" [The synopsis of Affliction, Teddy Soe's debut horror feature film, is available on Netflix]. Voice of Indonesia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- Wihayanti, Titik (20 January 2021). Cyntara, Rheisnayu (ed.). "Sinopsis Affliction, Raihaanun Menguak Misteri Pulang Kampung" [The synopsis of Affliction, Raihaanun revealed homecoming mystery]. Kompas. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
External links
- Affliction on Netflix
- Affliction at IMDb