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Paku Pontianak

2013 · 90 min

A slow, moody Malaysian haunting that leans on dread and sudden scares rather than gore.

Directed by
Ismail Bob Hasim
Genres
Horror
Tagline
You're Not Mine Forever [Kau bukan milikku selamanya]
Overview
After the incident when ADAM hit a girl named Melati with his car, Adam and his family decided to take care of her. Melati wakes up the day after but she cannot remember a thing except her name. Seri feels threatened by Melati’s presence because Seri been dreaming to make Adam her husband.
How it feels
Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About
Isolation, obsession, family, identity
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Ismail Bob Hasim
Genres
Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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