Lifting Archipelago Tradition, Pamali Film Adapted From Horror Game
JAKARTA - The production house Lyto Pictures will adapt the game into a horror genre film titled Pamali. The film will be released in 2022. The film will star Marthino Lio, Putri Ayudya, Taskya Namya, Rukman Rosadi, Unique Priscilla, Fajar Nugraha, and Iyang Darmawan, and directed by Bobby Prasetyo.
Lyto Pictures will collaborate with Storytale Studios, a game developer from Bandung. "I am very happy to be able to collaborate with the game and film industries. This Pamali film raises elements of the culture and beliefs of the local community, especially regarding taboos and prohibitions that are considered to bring badness and danger to those who do it," said Andi Suryanto, the producer of the Pamali film and CEO of Lyto Pictures. in his statement on Friday, November 19.
Andi believes that the Pamali game is actually an opportunity to re-preserve local Indonesian traditional values. "And through film media, the younger generation can know more about tradition," he said.
Director Bobby admitted that he was interested in bringing local traditions into a film medium. "Reviving the value of local Indonesian traditions through modern media such as films and games is an interesting thing for me, especially if the target is young people. Pamali, who was first appointed in the game format since 2018 is also widely known and has a large fan base, even abroad. For me, this is an opportunity and a challenge to create a work that is useful for preserving traditions, as well as being popular and liked by many audiences, "said Bobby.
Andreas Andika as the Studio Lead of Storytale Studios expressed his happiness in collaborating with Lyto Pictures.
"I'm very happy and excited that the Pamali game can be made into a big screen film. Moreover, this film still maintains the elements and characteristics contained in the game. Hopefully in the future there will be more films and games for the nation's children that can bring up folk and cultural stories our homeland," he said.