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Forbidden Door (2009)

Forbidden Door poster
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
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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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