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The script is based on Alberthiene Endah’s novel “Athirah” and takes place in south Celebes, in a society ruled by men. In this place, Puang Aj has set up a thriving trading company that flourishes along with his family. However, when his wife, Athira, gets pregnant, he starts missing more and more from the house, supposedly on business. It is soon revealed that he is about to take a second wife in Jakarta, since polygamy was common in Indonesia for Muslims, from the 1930s to ’70s. This action has tremendous impact on his family, and particularly his wife, who, despite being a child of a fourth wife herself, is devastated. The impact is equal on his eldest son, Ucu, who does not know how to deal with his frustration and resorts to violence. However, both of them manage to overcome their shock, Athira with the help of her mother...

It would appear that a fear of clowns is not just a North American phenomenon, with audiences all around the world having learned a healthy distrust of those painted on smiles. That certainly seems to be the case in Indonesia where director Awi Suryadi is preparing for the release of clown themed slasher Badoet.Tragedy strikes a close-knit government-housing-project complex in Jakarta when three children are found misteriously dead. Suspecting foul play, three tenants decide to investigate: Donald (Daniel Topan), a smart college senior with a temper; Farel (Christoffer Nelwan), Donald's socially awkward yet kind-hearted cousin, and Kayla (Aurelie Moeremans), Donald's tomboy college mate.The entity responsible for the heinous deaths is revealed after our heroes find  drawings of a clown made by all the victims, and,...

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