JAKARTA - Being involved in the horror film Kuyank gives actor Rio Dewanto a new experience. He has to face one of the most terrifying myths of Kalimantan.
Personally, Rio admitted that he had never experienced a mystical event directly. This makes him have little doubt about supernatural things.
"Actually, I said I believed it because I never experienced it directly like that... So I had a feeling like, 'Ah, is it true?'" he said in East Jakarta, Monday, December 22.
Despite having doubts, Rio showed a very wise attitude. He chose to respect the beliefs that the local people in Kalimantan believed in.
"I am what I am, respect it with your presence or yes," he said.
He realized that for many people in Kalimantan, the figure of Kuyang is not just a fictional story.
"Many of them still believe that the Kuyang is indeed there, the Kuyang ghost is indeed real," he explained.
This mutual respect is the key to the smooth shooting process. The production team never did anything that could offend the local community.
Rio is also grateful because during more than a month of filming there, he did not experience any mystical disturbances.
"Alhamdulillah also, it means that we don't have to feel it," he said.
When tempted by a reporter that it would be more exciting if he had the presence of Kuyang, Rio answered with laughter.
"It's not interesting," he joked.
The film Kuyank tells the story of seven years before the Saranjana gate opens, the love of Rusmiati (Putri Intan Kasela) and Badri (Rio Dewanto) collapses when the pressure of custom and bad predictions force Rusmiati to find a dark path: the Kuyang teachings.
His decision triggers a terror that haunts babies and pregnant women, while his identity slowly unravels. When the mass frenzy is ready to swallow everything, Badri must choose between the love he defends, or the community that demands blood.
Can their love survive when darkness begins to take everything?
This film stars Putri Intan Kasela, Ochi Rosdiana, Jolene Marine to Barry Prima. The film is scheduled to be released on January 29, 2026.
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