Ghost in the Cell
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Film description
A new inmate – journalist Dimas – arrives at a grim maximum-security prison modelled on the Sukamiskin penitentiary. Along with him, a hostile entity enters the complex, methodically disposing of inmates in a manner as brutal as it is spectacular. What pattern dictates its choice of victims? And can the faith of the inmates hold it back before everyone inside is slaughtered? Joko Anwar reaffirms his status as a master of horror, this time taking a lighter approach, infusing the plot with gory humour while weaving in dazzling martial arts and dance sequences. Beneath the laughs and genre play lies a serious social commentary and a critique of a corrupt country, resembling one huge prison, ruled by people who cannot be trusted. Filmed virtually without second takes, the director's twelfth feature brings a breath of fresh air to a highly conventionalised genre, bursting with energy and delivering surprises at every turn of the prison corridor.
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Marcin Krasnowolski
Joko Anwar
Born in 1976, director and screenwriter. Studied space engineering and worked as a film critic. He debuted with the popular comedy Joni’s Promise. Considered as one of the most original Indonesian filmmakers, praised for his subversive, surprising scripts, cleverly using the genre conventions to take up controversial topics and paint strong portrayals of modern reality. In 2016, he visited the 10th Five Flavours with his film A Copy of My Mind.
2005 Obietnica Joni'ego / Janji Joni / Joni's Promise
2007 Martwy czas: Kala / Kala / Deadtime
2009 Pintu Terlarang / Forbidden Door
2012 Modus Anomali
2015 Zapis moich zmysłów / Copy of my Mind
2017 Słudzy diabła / Pengabdi Setan / Satan's Slaves
2019 Gundala
2019 Córka przeklętej ziemi / Impetigore / Perempuan Tanah Jahanam
2022 Słudzy diabła 2: Wspólnota / Pengabdi Setan 2: Communion
2024 Grave Torture / Siksa Kubur
2025 The Siege at Thorn High / Pengepungan di Bukit Duri

