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Little Devil

1978

A slow, unsettling descent into desperation and supernatural bargaining, watching a man's life unravel as he grasps at a dangerous hope.

Directed by
Bay Ishiba
Genres
Horror
Starring
Muni Cader, Debbie Cynthia Dewi, Alwi Oslan
Overview
A down on his luck man, who eventually loses his job, his wife and his home, seeks help from a "tuyul;" a small ghost or an imp believed to be able to do anything ordered by its owner. Only there's a price to pay.

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Directed by
Bay Ishiba
Genres
Horror
Starring
Muni Cader, Debbie Cynthia Dewi, Alwi Oslan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • fate
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Bay Ishiba
Starring
Muni Cader, Debbie Cynthia Dewi, Alwi Oslan, Abdul Hamid Arief, W.D. Mochtar
Country
Indonesia
Languages
Indonesian

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