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In the wild days of Indonesian exploitation cinema, filmmakers went wild with reckless abandon and offered up countless gems in a variety of genres from a multitude of directors. Despite a handicap on violence and nudity, it forced a slew of off-the-wall creations which instead placed plenty of emphasis on wild creativity and showmanship in its place. None, though, offer the kind of visual thrills, demented lunacy and wild imagination as H. Tjut Djalil’s classic bout of sleaze known as “Leak”, or more commonly “Mystics in Bali”.

Arriving in Indonesia to study black magic, American Catherine Keene (Ilona Agathe Bastian), an aspiring writer, is shown various local ceremonies and customs by Mahendra to get introduced to the subject. Hearing about a powerful witch known as the Leak, she begins her training in order to understand it’s power and significantly improves her skills over time being together,...