Sewu Dino is a 2023 Indonesian horror film about a young woman who uncovers a dark secret and is compelled to perform a dark ritual. The title is of Javanese origin, meaning “a thousand days”.
Directed by Kimo Stamboel (Blood Curse series; Jailangkung: Sandekala; Ivanna; The Queen of Black Magic; DreadOut; Macabre; Takut: Faces of Fear) from a screenplay written by Agasyah Karim and Khalid Kashogi based on a story by SimpleMan. Produced by Manoj Punjabi. Executive produced by Shania Punjabi.
The MD Pictures production stars Mikha Tambayong, Rio Dewanto, Givina Lukita, Agla Artalidia, Karina Suwandhi, Gisellma Firmansyah, Marthino Lio, Pritt Timothy, Maryam Supraba, Ayez Kassar, Karina Ranau, Dayinta Melira, Delia Husein and Rantya Affandy.
Plot:
Sri (Mikha Tambayong) is a young woman living in poverty. She lives with her seriously ill father who requires expensive medical treatment. Sri’s daily life is spent working for Yu Minah. However, the income from her job is not enough to cover the cost of living or her father’s medication.
A new opportunity finally comes when the Atmodjo family offers Sri a job with a high salary. Sri is asked to work for the Atmodjo family because she was born on a Friday Kliwon. However, the reason is suspicious, as is the type of job which remains a mystery. Nevertheless, Sri accepts the offer due to her difficult situation.
She is recruited to work with two other women, Erna and Dini. They are taken to a hidden hut in the middle of the forest, where they are assigned to bathe Della Atmodjo, the granddaughter of Karsa Atmodjo. Della has been unconscious for a considerable amount of time due to the “kutukan sewu dino” or a thousand-day curse. This makes the three realise that the Atmodjo family has trapped them. Sri soon realises that Erna and Dini were also born on Friday Kliwon.
The situation becomes even more complicated as they have to take care of Della, who is confined in a coffin. Sri, Dini, and Ema then face various mystical terrors while staying at the house. They also discover that they are involved in a mystical agreement. Their lives are even threatened if they dare to escape before the agreement ends on the 1,000th day…
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Release:
In Indonesia, Sewu Dino was released in cinemas on April 19, 2023. The movie is currently available on Amazon Prime.
Filming locations:
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Technical specs:
2 hours 1 minute
Audio: Dolby Atmos
Aspect ratio: 2.39: 1
Recommended external reviews:
Analisis Sinémalogi [YouTube – Indonesian]
Cineverse [Indonesian]
Film Fugitives [English]
Kuy! [Indonesian]
montasefilm.com [English]
My Dirt Sheet [Indonesian]
Notes of Hobbies – Movies [Indonesian]
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