Dark Power Horror Film Reaches One Million Viewers In 10 Days Show In Cinemas

Poster of the film Kuasa Dark, which has penetrated one million viewers in 10 days of broadcast in Indonesia. (Instagram/@kuasadark.id)

JAKARTA - Since its first presentation on October 3, 2024 in all Indonesian cinemas, the horror film exorism entitled Dark Power has received a good welcome from Indonesian audiences.

Bringing a new theme to the unprecedented Indonesian horror genre, about exorism in the Catholic religion, it turns out that Indonesian audiences have received positive acceptance of innovation in the horror genre.

This was achieved by the achievement of audience gains which have touched more than 1 million viewers on the 10th day of theaters. The film Kuasa Ilang became the 16th Indonesian film which won 1 million or more viewers in 2024, according to Box Office Talks Site footage.

The film, starring Jerome Kurnia, Lukman Sardi, Astrid Tiar, Lea Ciarachel, total JKT48, and Delia Husein, also has the relevance of stories not only for Catholic viewers, but universally able to penetrate the boundaries of religious background.

This is because the film, which tells the story of the exorism ritual, also explores the character's emotional layer of trauma and mental health issues, which are close to the audience.

"The film Kuasa Dark is of course like going against the current. We came with something new and fresh, but it turned out to be well received by Indonesian audiences," said the producer of the film Kuasa Ilang, Robert Ronny from an official statement from Paragon Pictures received by VOI on Saturday, October 19, 2024.

"Of course it is beyond our expectations. Hopefully the message in this film can also speak to more viewers about the strength of faith and God who are human helpers," he continued.

Receiving a positive response from Indonesian audiences and being successful in the domestic market, did not stop the film Kuasa Ilang. The film Kuasa Ilang was also screened in the United States at the 2024 Los Angeles Indonesian Film Festival (LAIFF). The film was screened on October 12, 2024, at the 10th LAIFF event.

"This is proof, the Dark Power is not only appreciated by domestic audiences, but also by overseas audiences. Hopefully, the broadcast of the Dark Power at LAIFF will also open up opportunities for international audiences to get acquainted with Indonesian cinemas, especially the horror genre," said film executive producer Kuasa Ilang Andi Boediman.

The horror film of the exorism of the Dark Power was directed by Bobby Prasetyo, and produced by Robert Ronny. Andi Boediman as executive producer. Meanwhile Arvin Sutedja and Pandu Birantoro as co-producers.

The film Kuasa Dark is also supported by Anami Films, Nuon Digital Indonesia, Legacy Pictures, Netzme, and KMIF. Until now, the film Kuasa Dark is still showing in cinemas throughout Indonesia.