Forbidden Door (2009)

Original title

Pintu Terlarang

Directed by

Joko Anwar

Genre

horror film

Country

Indonesia

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

NC-17

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A husband uncovers a hidden room in his home that leads to a series of disturbing revelations. The story follows his unraveling as he confronts secrets and a psychological crisis.

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What happens

The Forbidden Door (Indonesian: Pintu Terlarang) is a 2009 Indonesian psychological thriller film written and directed by Joko Anwar based on Sekar Ayu Asmara's novel of the same name. Despite disappointing box office receipts in Indonesia, the film won rave reviews internationally, with The Hollywood Reporter calling it a film that "would make [Alfred] Hitchcock and [Pedro] Almodóvar proud." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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