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Kuntilanak (2006)

Kuntilanak poster
Directed by
Rizal Mantovani
Genre
horror film
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A student moves to a boarding house after being molested by her stepfather. The area is haunted, and a series of killings follow.

tensecreepyatmosphericunsettlingslow-burnsupernaturaldarkominous

What happens

Kuntilanak (English title: "The Chanting") is a 2006 Indonesian horror film directed by Rizal Mantovani, about a ghost type in Indonesian (and wider Malay) folklore. In this movie, a student whose step-father molested her moves to a boarding house in a haunted area, this is followed by a series of killings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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