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Forbidden Agreements

1990 · 79 min

A slow, eerie folk horror that blends doomed romance with supernatural revenge, feeling like a dark village legend brought to life.

Overview
Murti (Sally Marcelina), the daughter of bankrupt farmer Murdali (Wenda Wijaya), is offered up as a bride to relieve a family debt owed to loan shark Juragan Hamid (Mawardi Harland). Before the forced marriage occurs, Murti and her boyfriend Yusman (Johan Saimima) run off and marry one another is a mystic ceremony witnessed by the spirit of the dwarf shaman Mbah Jagaraga (El Koesno). After becoming married to the man she hates, Murti learns that Juragan Hamid is a fugitive convict so he kills her to secure his secret. Murti’s death disturbs another spirit and the two of them return as ghosts to haunt the village.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • class
  • death
  • love
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism4
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, drama, fantasy
Directed by
B.Z. Kadaryono
Starring
Sally Marcelina, Johan Saimima, Mawardi Harland, Tien Kadaryono, Wenda Wijaya, Kiki Rizky Amelia, Yana Diana, El Koesno
Runtime
79 min
Country
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian

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