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Special Screening, 2024

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins

댄싱 빌리지 : 저주의 시작Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari

Director Kimo STAMBOEL

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Following a shaman′s instructions, Mila heads to ‘Penari Village’ on the eastern tip of Java Island with her cousin Yuda and their friends. Their mission is to return the legendary bracelet, ‘Kawaturih.’ However, upon arriving in the village, they are greeted by a strange silence, marked by the disappearance of the village chief and its guardian. Soon, the enigmatic dancer who rules the village, ‘Badarawuhi,’ reveals herself, and Mila is faced with a dire fate: if she does not return the bracelet in time, she will be chosen as the ritual sacrifice, ‘Dawuh,’ and be cursed. This film is a prequel to the previous box-office hit based on a novel, expanding the cycle of myths and legends rooted in a real event that occurred in Indonesia. The first installment of the series to be shot in IMAX, it weaves haunting sound design with intricate visual detail in crafting a monstrous world. Amidst a continuous stream of bizarre discomfort, Badarawuhi′s dance lingers like a nightmare that never ends.

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Screenings1

Fri, 09/19

09:3011:57

CGV Centum City IMAX

094Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Kimo STAMBOEL
Original title: Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari
Country/Region: Indonesia
Year: 2024
Length: 122min
Section: Special Screening
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Original language: Indonesian
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Official selection
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb Wikidata TMDB Douban

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Kimo STAMBOEL

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Director: Kimo STAMBOEL
Producer: Manoj PUNJABI
Cast: Aulia SARAH, Maudy EFFROSINA, Jourdy PRANATA, Ardit ERWANDHA, Moh. Iqbal SULAIMAN, Claresta TAUFAN, Dinda Kanya DEWI, Diding BONENG, Aming SUGANDHI, Pipien PUTRI
Screenplay: Lele LAILA, SimpleMan
Cinematography: Patrick TASHADIAN
Editing: Fachrun DAUD
Music: Ricky LIONARDI
Production company: MD Pictures
World sales: MD Entertainment

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