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Pontianak

1975 · 89 min

A slow, quietly unsettling folk-horror encounter that lingers on dread rather than shocks.

Directed by
Roger Sutton
Genres
Horror
Starring
Hamid Bond, Ah Leng, Mei Kwang Tan
Overview
A singer catches sight of a woman in the audience. The couple leaves the nightclub in the singer's sports car. When the boy finds a suitable spot to park, he's very surprised to see his companion's dark hair has turned pure white. What's more, her skin has turned grey, and she has enormous pointy fangs sticking out of her mouth. He tries to run away but she catches up to him... meowing and snarling all the while. She leaves his body in the crook of a tree... swingin'...

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Directed by
Roger Sutton
Genres
Horror
Starring
Hamid Bond, Ah Leng, Mei Kwang Tan
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • isolation
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Roger Sutton
    Starring
    Hamid Bond, Ah Leng, Mei Kwang Tan, Jennifer Kaur, Piya Johnny, Herdawatie, Shariff Medan, Peng Hock Lim
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Malaysia
    Languages
    Malay

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