Director: Kimo Stamboel
Starring: Mikha Tambayong, Rio Dewanto, Givina Lukita
Sri is tasked to do a cleansing ritual for Dela Atmojo, an unconscious girl who is suffering from 1000 days-hex. The terror begins when her friend neglects to finish the ritual. Failing until the 1000th day will result in their demise.
Sri is a young girl who responds to a job advert from the Atmojo family, who owns a series of restaurants. By accident (literally) she gets to meet the head of the family, Karsa Atmojo. After a short and weird interview, Sri gets the job, but she soon regrets it. Karsa performs a ritual to bound Sri to her until she has completed her task.
Sri, Erna and Dini (who has been working for the family for a while) are taken to a secluded hut in a forest, where they are to care for Karso’s granddaughter, Dela. Dela is a victim of black magic, and is locked in a room in a possessed state. Every day before sunset, the girls have to follow a ritual which includes bathing Dela in water that has been infused with seven flowers. This is said to calm the demon which possesses her. If the ritual is not performed every day for a thousand days, Dela will be lost forever. Sri, Erna and Dini only has to do the last four days.
The make-up effects are creepy and I enjoyed the setting in the woods, which gave it an ‘Evil Dead’ kind of feeling. The film follows the characters during these last four days. Sri is plagued by nightmares, but it is revealed her nightmares in fact take her to the alternate universe where Dela is kept prisoner, and Sri must try to bring her back.
All is not what it seems, though, and there are surprises and twists until the finale. This was an interesting take on a familiar genre.
In Indonesian.
Would I watch it again? I somehow don’t think so.
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