May the Devil Take You

May the Devil Take You
Theatrical release poster
IndonesianSebelum Iblis Menjemput
Directed byTimo Tjahjanto
Screenplay byTimo Tjahjanto
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBatara Goempar
Edited byTeguh Raharjo
Music byFajar Yuskemal
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 9 August 2018 (2018-08-09)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
Box office$2.9 million[1]

May the Devil Take You (Indonesian: Sebelum Iblis Menjemput) is a 2018 Indonesian horror film written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto. The story follows Alfie (Chelsea Islan) who, when trying to find answers to her father's (Ray Sahetapy) mysterious illness, visits his old house and finds out events from his past.[2][3][4]

The film was internationally released by Netflix on 9 August 2018 and premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2018. A sequel, May the Devil Take You Too, was released in 2020.

  1. ^ "Data penonton tahun 2018" [Moviegoers Data in 2018]. FilmIndonesia.or.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ "'May the Devil Take You' Review: A Bland Homage to Sam Raimi's Horror Films". Indie Wire. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Timo Tjahjanto's 'May The Devil Take You' Is A Gross, Violent Horror Film With Shades Of Sam Raimi". The Playlist. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "May The Devil Take You Review – LFF 2018". Hey U Guys. Retrieved July 12, 2019.