JAKARTA - The production house of Maxima Pictures in collaboration with Synergy Pictures, VLP Indonesia and Ben Film will soon release their latest horror film, entitled Satan's Temptation.
Director Fahmy J. Saad specifically collaborated with classy players such as Donny Alamsyah (Ustaz Ahmad), Poppy Sovia (Siti, wife of Ustaz Ahmad), Claresta Taufan (Ratna), Azala Putri (Nayla), Aline Fauziah (Yasmine), and Aden Bajaj.
Broadly speaking, Satan's Temptation that caught him tells the story of Ustaz Ahmad (Donny Alamsyah), an experienced peruqyah, so far is known to be able to help many people face supernatural disturbances. However, the toughest test actually came from inside his own house.
It all started when his wife (Poppy Sovia) began to show strange behavior that was difficult to explain logically. Shortly thereafter, similar disorders began to haunt his two daughters successively, especially at night.
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Ustaz Ahmad also had to face the harsh reality: the devil he had helped get rid of other people, is now eyeing his own family.
In his struggle to save his family, Ustaz Ahmad was assisted by Ustaz Fattah, a cleric who gave insights about the supernatural world to the expulsion of demons.
Satan's Temptation comes as a horror film that not only displays terror, but also presents a strong and touching family drama. The chemistry between Donny Alamsyah and Poppy Sovia as a married couple has been well built, making the audience easily connected emotionally and feeling sympathy for the suffering of families who are disturbed by supernatural powers.
Interestingly, this film does not rely on a lot of cheap jumpscare. On the other hand, a tense atmosphere is built slowly but consistently, keeping the audience afraid from start to finish. Horror elements are presented with an effective atmospheric approach, making terror feel more real and tense.
The focus of the story that only highlights the Ustaz Ahmad family makes the flow feel neat and not confusing. There are no advantages of annoying characters or subplots, so viewers can enjoy every development of the story without having to remember many complicated backgrounds.
One of the appearances that stole the show was Claresta, both in the scene of dissipation and when he appeared as a ghost. His acting was quite convincing and succeeded in bringing real tensions to the audience.
In addition, the storyline is lined up in a sequence and logical manner. The background of the story is also conveyed correctly "not too fast or long-winded" making the audience able to enjoy the flow without losing focus. The players also performed totally, bringing their characters naturally and without a rigid impression.
Interestingly, this film is closed with a twist ending that provokes curiosity. The audience will be wondering: will this story continue? The plot twist is an effective cover to leave a deep impression.
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