Mystics in Bali (1981)

Original title

Leák

Directed by

H. Tjut Djalil

Genre

horror film

Country

Indonesia

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An anthropologist goes to Bali to study black magic. She becomes the student of a witch and turns into a flying head with entrails hanging from her neck. The movie draws on Indonesian and Malaysian folklore.

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What happens

Mystics in Bali (Indonesian: Mistik (Punahnya Rahasia Ilmu Iblis Leak)), also released as Leák and Balinese Mystic, is a 1981 Indonesian supernatural horror film directed by Tjut Djalil. Based on the novel Leák Ngakak by Putra Mada, the film stars Ilona Agathe Bastian, Yos Santo, Sofia W.D., and W.D. Mochtar. Mystics in Bali follows an anthropologist named Cathy (Bastian) who travels to Bali to research black magic, eventually becoming the disciple of a witch and transforming into a bloodthirsty disembodied head, with her organs and entrails hanging from her neck. The film borrows elements from Southeast Asian folklore and Balinese mythology, including the Penanggalan and the Leyak respectively (the Leyak being Balinese, the Penanggalan being from Malaysian ghost myths), entities which have in common that they take the form of flying heads with innards still attached. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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