Satan's Slaves

"She comes back for the last child."

2017 1h 46m ID

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6.7

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6.5

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★6.7TMDB · 324🍅91%Rotten Tomatoes★6.5IMDB · 13,361

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Synopsis

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After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for three years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.

“She comes back for the last child.”

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Cast

Tara Basro
Rini Suwono
Bront Palarae
Bahri Suwono
Endy Arfian
Toni Suwono
Nasar Anuz
Bondi Suwono
M. Adhiyat
Ian Suwono
Ayu Laksmi
Mawarni Suwono
Elly D. Luthan
Rahma Saidah
Arswendy Bening Swara
Ustad

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joko Anwar
Writers: Joko Anwar, Subagio S.
Languages: Indonesian
Countries: Indonesia, South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $9M — a 75.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Indonesia, South Korea.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Satan's Slaves Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joko Anwar, shot by Ical Tanjung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Arifin Cu'unk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tara Basro and Bront Palarae and Endy Arfian carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joko Anwar directs. Ical Tanjung behind the camera. Arifin Cu'unk cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Indonesia, South Korea. Dialogue in Indonesian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $9M — a 75.3× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 9 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Indonesia, South Korea.
5Part of the "Satan's Slaves Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Joko Anwar, shot by Ical Tanjung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Arifin Cu'unk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tara Basro and Bront Palarae and Endy Arfian carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "She comes back for the last child.".
10IMDB entry: tt7076834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "mother", "funeral", "cemetery", "wheelchair".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ical Tanjung
Editing: Arifin Cu'unk
Costume design: Isabelle Patrice
Makeup / hair: Darwyn Tse
Sound: Mohamad Ikhsan Sungkar
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Status: Released
Budget: $120,000
Box office: $9,033,726
Return: 7528% of budget
Original language: ID
IMDB: Satan's Slaves (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 13,361 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

12 wins & 22 nominations total

Part of

Satan's Slaves Collection

Satan's Slaves is an Indonesian horror film released on September 28, 2017, written and directed by Joko Anwar. This film is a remake of the 1980 film of the same name. The prequel will be released in 2027.