FUSING SEARING FOLK HORROR WITH MALAYSIAN TRADITION, CULTURE AND POLITICS, INDERA UNLEASHES A TERRIFYING SUPERNATURAL TALE
SYNOPSIS
Merging horror with Malaysian culture, tradition and politics, INDERA is set against the backdrop of a real-life standoff between the government’s police forces and villagers deep in rural Malaysia, where spirits and demons are as dangerous as guns and knives.
With 1985’s real-life Memali Incident in the background, INDERA centers on Joe (Shaheizy Sam), a handyman doing his best to raise his young, non-verbal daughter Sofia (Samara Kenzo) in the wake of his wife’s tragic death. Penniless and evicted, he takes on the position of caretaker for an older Javanese woman (Ruminah Sidek), who claims she can help Sophia speak again. But as her unorthodox treatment progresses, Joe and Sophia begin experiencing terrifying visions that threaten their grip on reality. In this searing vision of folk horror “rich in traditions and culture” (Film Fest Report) that comes together to create “a fine sense of building mystery and delivering chills.” (Horror Fuel).
INDERA (2024)
Directed by: Woo Ming Jin
Written by: Deo Mahameru, Muzzamer Rahman, Woo Ming Jin
Cast: Shaheizy Sam, Azira Shafinaz, Samara Kenzo, Adlin Aman Ramlie
Produced by: Aron Koh, Ming Jin Woo
Cinematography by: Saifuddin Musa
Genre: World Cinema/Horror
RT: 104 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2:39:1
Sound: Dolby Surround 7.1
Languages: Malay with English Subtitles
