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Waru

2026 · 88 min

A slow, oppressive haunting that blends family tragedy with supernatural dread, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Chiska Doppert
Genres
Horror
Overview
Adrian's career as a businessman who tries his hand at politics is going well, but the situation at home is inversely proportional. His wife was locked up in the basement because of a mental disorder. His son is in a coma after being involved in a mysterious tragedy which resulted in the loss of other people's lives. As if that wasn't terrible enough, his family begins to be terrorized by a female ghost. The tragedy brings Adrian to flashbacks of the past. Long before achieving success, his life had suffered greatly. When almost giving up, a help appears. Connecting it to a sacred hibiscus tree which apparently did not give all success to Adrian for nothing. Is the destruction of his family a fair price for what Adrian has achieved? Or is there another secret that hasn't been uncovered from his past?
How it feels
Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, guilt, ambition, betrayal
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Chiska Doppert
Genres
Horror
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Chiska Doppert
Written by
Erry Sofid
Starring
Bella Graceva, Zikri Daulay, Jinan Safa, Josiah Hogan, Sharifah Husna, Sean Burke, Yati Surachman, Dewi Amanda
Cinematography
C.K. Boon
Runtime
88 min
Country
Indonesia, Malaysia
Languages
Indonesian

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