The Forbidden Door

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The Forbidden Door

2009

1h 55m

Mystery & Thriller

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A successful sculptor's life is turned upside down when he starts to receive mysterious messages from someone asking for his help. As he digs deeper, he discovers a boy is being abused and has to choose between saving the boy or losing everything.

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Panos Kotzathanasis

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"Forbidden Door" is an elaborate film, both technically and aesthetically, which retains the interest for all of its duration through the constant plot twists. In general, one of the best noir-thrillers of the last decade.

Jan 19, 2020

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Ard Vijn

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"The Forbidden Door" looks gorgeous (despite its budget!) and jumps effortlessly from genre to genre without alienating its audience.

Jan 17, 2020

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Was not a fan of this movie. I only made it 1/2 way through before turning it off (that's a very occurrence for me). It's not that the movie is horrible, it just wasn't interesting or entertaining. It's not a traditional horror per say... it's more akin to a dark thriller/drama. Don't watch this is you're looking for scares. FYI if you do want to see it there's a decent copy on YouTube that has English subs, and it's broken up into 2 parts... just search The Forbidden Door.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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One of the best in the country and one of the scariest from all. www.harianfilm.com

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Production values are surprisingly good considering it's an obscure Indonesian film, but the plot doesn't live up to expectations - it goes off the rails in terms of coherency which is later explained with a twist that really has been overused by now.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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I thought Darah was the only Indonesian movie to encompass the definition of the Indonesian horror/thriller genre. Well, proven me wrong. This movie was really disturbing & twisted which made for an awesome horror thriller. The storyline was very riveting, kept me engaged and made me intrigued. I liked how the characters played were so distinctive and yet subtle at the same time. Overall, a pretty good movie if you can stomach its dark, gritty concept.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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A fine psychological horror--A movie that will leave you contemplating...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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This movie kept me thinking and imagination

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Joko Anwar

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Fachry Albar

Gambir

Marsha Timothy

Talyda

Ario Bayu

Dandung

Tio Pakusadewo

Koh Jimmy

Henidar Amroe

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Synopsis

A successful sculptor's life is turned upside down when he starts to receive mysterious messages from someone asking for his help. As he digs deeper, he discovers a boy is being abused and has to choose between saving the boy or losing everything.

Director: Joko Anwar
Producer: Sheila Timothy
Screenwriter: Joko Anwar
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Indonesian
Runtime: 1h 55m

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