Impetigore

Impetigore
Indonesian theatrical release poster
IndonesianPerempuan Tanah Jahanam
Directed byJoko Anwar
Written byJoko Anwar
Produced by
  • Shanty Harmayn
  • Tia Hasibuan
  • Aoura Lovenson Chandra
  • Ben Soebiakto [1]
Starring
CinematographyIcal Tanjung
Edited byDinda Amanda
Music by
  • Bembi Gusti
  • Mian Tiara
  • Tony Merle
  • Aghi Narottama
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 17 October 2019 (2019-10-17)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountriesIndonesia
United States
South Korea
Languages
Budget<$1 million[2]
Box officeDomestic: Rp 71.8 billion[3]
($5.13 million) International: $10,717[4]

Impetigore (Indonesian: Perempuan Tanah Jahanam, lit. 'Woman of the damned land') is a 2019 horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar. The film stars Tara Basro, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, and Ario Bayu. The film follows Maya (Basro), who travels with her friend Dini (Anita) to her remote ancestral village seeking an inheritance.

Almost a decade in development, the film was announced in 2011 but was shelved. Seven years later, Impetigore was secured as an international co-production between Indonesian, South Korean and American production houses. Filming took place on location at various sites in East Java, facing challenges due to the remoteness of the main village location and Anwar being hospitalised with dengue fever.

Impetigore premiered in Indonesia on 17 October 2019 and internationally at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. It was later acquired by Shudder for international streaming. The film was a box office success in Indonesia and received favourable reviews internationally, with critics praising its cinematography, sound design and use of Indonesian folklore. It was selected as the Indonesian official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but was not nominated. At the 40th Citra Awards, Indonesia's top film honours, the film received a record-breaking 17 nominations and won 6, including Best Picture, a second Best Director for Anwar, and a third supporting actress and ninth overall win for screen veteran Christine Hakim.

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  3. ^ "Data Penonton 2019" [Moviegoers Data in 2019]. FilmIndonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Perempuan-Tanah-Jahanam (2020) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.