JAKARTA - Young actress Shaloom Razade is honing her acting skills again through the latest film project titled The Bell: Call to Die which will be released on May 7.
Unlike the other cast, Shaloom gets a character who lives in a different timeline.
In this film, Shaloom plays a character named Isabella, a woman who lives far in the past. She also has to adapt to the colonial era.
"If the other cast is this year, because I'm a flashback. So in the Dutch colonial era," said Shaloom Razade in Central Jakarta, Tuesday, April 7.
Wulan Guritno's daughter admitted that her role this time was very crucial. However, she was very careful not to spoil the story too much.
"But I can't tell you anything else because, as I said earlier, I don't know why all the characters given to me might have a red thread for the important story. So I can't tell you anything more," he explained.
One thing he can be sure of, his character is a woman who dares to speak the truth in colonial times.
"But the most important thing is that Isabella was an activist in the Dutch era to defend indigenous rights," said Shalom.
Playing the figure from the past certainly presents its own challenges for this 26-year-old actress. She has to re-research how people lived and interacted in that era.
"It must be (difficult), because in that era, maybe the way people walk is different, the way of talking is different," he said.
Apart from gestures, language barriers are the biggest homework (PR) for Shalom. He is required to be able to pronounce foreign languages as well as regional languages.
"Moreover, you also have to understand Dutch, right? You have to learn that, the Belitong language too," he admitted.
"So maybe here the challenge is the movement and also the language, that's the main challenge," added Shalom.
Furthermore, Shalom explained that the etiquette and way of socializing people in the past were very different from the current generation which is more free. This must be applied to his character.
"Because in the past, people might be more reluctant, not as open and blunt as they are now, people talk about what they are. If you were still there, there were still good and correct procedures to talk about, for the style of language was different," he said.
To overcome all these difficulties, Shalom carried out various research methods. From watching visual references to asking directly to the experts.
"Watch old movies, that's all. And more to maybe ask people who were born in that era. How do they dress - that's also different - dress, how they walk, how they talk, more discussion," he concluded.
The Bell director, Jay Sukmo, said that this film wants to expand the audience's view of Indonesian horror.
"Horror Indonesia is in a very interesting phase. Viewers are not only looking for fear, but also stories that have cultural roots. We present Penebok as a representation of the richness of local stories that have not been widely raised," said Jay Sukmo.
Meanwhile, producer Rendy Gunawan who collaborated with Aris Muda as a producer, emphasized the importance of building an iconic character in the current horror landscape.
"We want to present something that is not only scary, but also has a strong identity. Penebok is our effort to create a new horror icon that is born from our own culture and can be remembered by the audience for a long time," said Rendy Gunawan.
In addition to Shaloom, The Bell: Call to Die will also be starring Queen Sofya, Bhisma Mulia, Mathias Muchus, Septian Dwi Cahyo to Givina Lukita.
Synopsis of the film The Bell: Call to Die
On Belitung Island, belief in mystical things is still alive in the modern community. One of them is a sacred bell that has been guarded by a lineage of shamans for hundreds of years to ward off evil spirits.
But when the bell is rung by someone who doesn't understand the risks, a terror is unleashed. The demon-like figure without a head known as the bloodthirsty now returns and begins to haunt the village, spreading an inexplicable fear.
The terror forced Danto (Bhisma Mulia), who had long left Belitung, to return home. Together with Airin (Ratu Sofia) and Hanafi (Maulidan Zuhri), he is caught up in an attempt to fight against the unseen forces rooted in old and secret beliefs that have not been fully revealed.
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