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Satan's Slaves (2017)

Satan's Slaves poster
Original title
Pengabdi Setan
Directed by
Joko Anwar
Genre
horror film
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
16
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 306 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family is haunted by strange events after their mother dies from a mysterious long illness. The story follows their struggle as dark forces begin to target them.

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What happens

Satan's Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian supernatural horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. It is a loose remake-prequel to the 1980 film of the same name directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra based on a story by Subagio S. The plot follows a family who are haunted by the death of their mother, who dies after being bedridden for three years from a strange and debilitating illness. Satan's Slaves was the highest-grossing Indonesian film of 2017 with 4.2 million admissions. It was released in 42 countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Germany, and the United States. A sequel, Satan's Slaves 2: Communion, was released in August 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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