Satan’s Slaves Movie Details:
| Original title | Pengabdi Setan |
| Based on | Satan’s Slave (1980) Story by Subagio S. |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Genre | Drama, Horror, Mystery |
| Release date | 20 September 2017 |
| Running time | 1hr 47min |
| Starring | Tara Basro Bront Palarae Ayu Laksmi Endy Arfian Nasar Anuz Muhammad Adhiyat Elly D. Luthan Dimas Aditya Arswendi Nasution Timothy Joddy Egi Fedly |
| Directed by | Joko Anwar |
| Screenplay by | Joko Anwar |
| Produced by | Gope T. Samtani Sunil Samtani Priya N. K. |
| Cinematography by | Ical Tanjung |
| Edited by | Arifin Cu’unk |
| Music by | Bemby Gusti Tony Merle Aghi Narottama |
| Production Company | Rapi Films CJ Entertainment |
| Distributor | Rapi Films and CJ Entertainment (Indonesia) RLJE Films (United States) |
Satan’s Slaves Movie Cast & Characters:
- Tara Basro is Rini, Bahri’s, and Mawarni’s 22-year-old daughter as well as sister to Toni, Bondi, and Ian
- Bront Palarae as Bahri Suwono, father to Rini, Toni, and Bondi as well as husband to Mawarni
- Ayu Laksmi as Mawarni Suwono, mother to Rini, Toni, Bondi, and Ian as well as wife to Bahri
- Endy Arfian as Toni, Bahri’s and Mawarni’s 16-year-old son as well as brother to Rini, Bondi, and Ian
- Nasar Anuz as Bondi, Bahri’s and Mawarni’s 10-year-old son as well as brother to Rini, Toni, and Ian
- Muhammad Adhiyat is Ian, Bahri’s and Mawarni’s deaf 6-year-old son as well as brother to Rini, Toni, and Bondi
- Elly D. Luthan as Rahma Saidah, Rini’s grandmother
- Arswendi Nasution as the ustad
- Dimas Aditya as Hendra, the ustad’s son
- Egi Fedly as Budiman
- Fachri Albar as Batara
- Asmara Abigail as Darminah
Storyline:
The family of Rini is financially broken and she lives with her father, her mother that is ill, her grandmother that is crippled, and her brothers Tony, Bondi and the mute six year-old Ian in an old house in the countryside nearby a cemetery. Her mother, who was a successful singer, is dying from a mysterious disease and her father does not have money to support the family. When her mother dies, her father needs to travel to the city to sell the house and weird things happen in the house. The skeptical Rini befriends Hendra, son of the religious Ustadz, and they learn that her mother was infertile and joined a cult that worships Satan to have children. And now, when Ian will be seven, they will take the boy with them. What can they do to protect Ian?
Satan’s Slaves Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | Rp 2 billion ($150,000) |
| Worldwide Collection | $16.2 million |
Satan’s Slaves Movie tracklist:
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Kelam Malam” (Dark Night) | Joko Anwar | Tony Merle | The Spouse | 2:42 |
| 2. | “Karma” | Anwar | The Spouse | The Spouse | 3:46 |
| 3. | “Kelam Malam” (Vinyl Version) | Anwar | Merle | The Spouse | 2:42 |
| 4. | “Serenade” | Bemby Gusti | Gusti | The Spouse | |
| 5. | “Mala Pujaan Hatiku” | Gusti | Gusti | Anwar | |
| 6. | “Di Wajahmu Kulihat Bulan” | Sam Saimun | Gusti | The Spouse | 3:10 |
About Satan’s Slaves Movie:
Satan’s Slaves (Indonesian: Pengabdi Setan) is a Indonesian horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar.
Satan’s Slaves (Pengabdi Setan) is a loose remake-prequel to the 1980 film of the same name directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra based on a story by Subagio S.
Director Joko Anwar had wanted to direct a remake of Pengabdi Setan ever since starting his film-making career, as the film had moved him to become a filmmaker.
Rapi Films already had a remake of the film in the works with a different director attached, but Anwar managed to successfully pitch his own vision for the film to producer Sunil Samtani and was attached to the project soon after.
Samtani granted the film a budget exceeding Rp 2 billion, far more than the average films produced by Rapi, in order to fully realize director Anwar’s vision for production design.
The production team took four months to search for a filming location to accurately represent the 1980’s era in which the film takes place.
The original filming location was located in Puncak Bogor, West Java, but the owner did not give them the proper permission to film there. The team continued searching until they found an old house in the Pangalengan area which they redesigned to fit the aesthetic of the era.
Satan’s Slaves premiered in Indonesia at the Epicentrum XXI, Kuningan, South Jakarta on September 20, 2017. The film was released in all Indonesian cinemas on September 28, 2017, and in Malaysia and Singapore on November 23, 2017. The film also to be released in 42 countries.
Satan’s Slaves is the highest-grossing Indonesian film of 2017 with 4.2 million admissions.
A sequel, Satan’s Slaves 2: Communion, was released in August 2022.
