Joko Anwar

Joko Anwar is an Indonesian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor known for genre-spanning films including Satan’s Slaves and Impetigore.

Satan’s Slaves: A 2017 Indonesian horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar, remaking a 1980 film of the same title. Its success established Anwar as a leading director of contemporary Indonesian horror.
Christine Hakim: An Indonesian actor and producer whose career spans decades of national and international cinema. She starred in Impetigore as the village matriarch at the center of its horror.
Jakarta: The capital and largest city of Indonesia, located on the island of Java. Anwar studied and began his early professional life in the city before entering film.
Indonesian horror film: Horror films produced in Indonesia, drawing on local folklore, religion, and social life. Anwar’s films helped renew the visibility of Indonesian horror in cinemas and abroad.
Satan’s Slaves 2: Communion: A 2022 Indonesian horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar, continuing Satan’s Slaves. Its sequel expands the world of his 2017 hit while shifting the story’s setting.
Impetigore: A 2019 Indonesian folk-horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. Its village setting and inherited curse show Anwar’s use of Indonesian folklore.
Tara Basro: An Indonesian actor known for roles in film and television. Her performances in A Copy of My Mind and Impetigore anchor two distinct Anwar films.
Indonesian cinema: The national film industry and body of films produced in Indonesia. Anwar’s work belongs to a cinema reshaped by the end of the New Order era.
Indonesian New Wave: A period of renewed, diverse Indonesian filmmaking that followed the end of the New Order. Anwar is among the filmmakers whose careers expanded within this post-1998 cinema.
The Raid: A 2011 Indonesian action film directed by Gareth Evans, known for tightly staged martial-arts combat. Its action-centered international breakthrough offers a different model of Indonesian genre cinema.

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