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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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