Angkerbatu (lit.'Haunted Rock') is a 2007 Indonesian horror film directed by Jose Poernomo.

Angkerbatu
Directed byJose Poernomo
Written byHilman Mutasi, Jose Poernomo
Produced byJose Poernomo
CinematographyYadi Sugandi
Music byFloat
Distributed byLiquid Media
Release date
  • 26 April 2007 (2007-04-26)
Running time
87 minutes[1]
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Plot

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The film is set in the eponymous fictional town of Angkerbatu and follows Indonesian crew members of a Korean television broadcasting network. They set out to investigate the disappearance of two colleagues during an assignment in the town.[2]

Cast

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  • Mieke Amalia as Kanaya: A television news reporter and member of the crew investigating the disappearance of her colleagues[1]
  • Susilo Badar as Warno: A television producer and member of the crew investigating the disappearance of his colleagues[1]
  • Yama Carlos as Yudha: A driver for the television crew[1]
  • Imelda Therinne[3]
  • Dan Kim
  • Nuri Maulida as Manda: A reporter who disappeared in Angkerbatu[1]
  • Bayu S. Virguna as Rino: A cameraman who disappeared in Angkerbatu[1]
  • Evi Tamala

Development

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Angkerbatu is an adaptation of a novel of the same title by Ruwi Meita.[4] Director Jose Poernomo labeled the genre of the film as "atmospheric horror". He also noted that the novel tells the story of the film in greater detail.[2] The film received a premiere screening on 21 April 2007,[3] and it opened in theaters on 26 April.[2] It was one of a "deluge" of Indonesian horror films released in 2007.[5]

Reception

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Unlike Jose Poernomo's 2001 film Jelangkung, whose success was credited with reviving the Indonesian horror film genre,[6] Angkerbatu was panned by critics, who were not impressed with the film despite it being promoted as having the same production team as Jelangkung.[7] Public opinion of Angkerbatu prior to its release was negative, calling the film "cheesy" and accusing it of piggybacking on the popularity of horror films.[3] Film critic Ekky Imanjaya lamented the absence of religious elements from the film, such as a religious teacher or prayer to ward off demons, a contrast to Jelangkung.[8] He noted that the film reintroduced the recurring comic relief character Bokir, which had been absent from Indonesian films since 2000.[9]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Angkerbatu (2007)" (in Indonesian). Film Indonesia. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Sutradara 'Jelangkung' Hadirkan 'Angkerbatu'" ['Jelangkung' Director Presents 'Angkerbatu'] (in Indonesian). detik.com. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Imelda Therinne Dari Model ke Film" [Imelda Therinne, from Model to Film] (in Indonesian). KapanLagi.com. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. ^ Sugihardiyah, Rita (20 April 2007). "Angker Batu" (in Indonesian). KapanLagi.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ Imanjaya 2019, p. 26.
  6. ^ Barker 2019, pp. 92–93.
  7. ^ "Angkerbatu: Misteri Kota Keramat" (in Indonesian). detik.com. 25 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ Imanjaya 2019, pp. 34–35.
  9. ^ Imanjaya 2019, pp. 35–36.

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