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- 2021
- Not Rated
- Netflix
- 1 h 39 m
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Netflix
- 1 h 39 m
Summary In this terrifying tale of buried secrets and supernatural revenge, a man brings his family to the rural orphanage where he was raised. Once there, sinister, terrifying events bring the orphanage’s dark history to light.
Directed By: Kimo Stamboel
Written By: Joko Anwar
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Netflix
- 1 h 39 m
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Netflix
- 1 h 39 m
The Queen of Black Magic
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Summary In this terrifying tale of buried secrets and supernatural revenge, a man brings his family to the rural orphanage where he was raised. Once there, sinister, terrifying events bring the orphanage’s dark history to light.
Directed By: Kimo Stamboel
Written By: Joko Anwar
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Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
54
60% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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If there are two signatures to Indonesian horror, they would be an overwhelming sense of relentless dread, and poisonous centipedes. The Queen of Black Magic has plenty of both, and an enthralling supernatural siege story binding everything together so tight you'll barely be able to breathe.
While its larger ideas never fully find their feet, The Queen of Black Magic lights a fire beneath the soles thanks to its continuous flow of gags—eventually developing into an almost Hellraiser-esque carnival of punishment.
The unsettling mood and creeping pace of the Indonesian horror movie The Queen of Black Magic take some getting used to.
I’m the first to admit this isn’t my favorite genre. But anybody can tell when a horror movie works. The few chills hand one or two almost jaw-dropping moments of gore delivered in the most predictable ways don’t quite get the job done here.
Ultimately it is all a bit repetitive, derivative (particularly of other Asian horror pics) and somewhat sleep-inducing.
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Awards
Festival Film Indonesia
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Maya Awards
• 4 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
