This is director Joko Anwar's pet project. Mesmerized and completely terrified by the original upon sneaking up in a theater to watch it when he was a kid in the 80s, he had been lobbying Rapi Films to give him the directing duty if they ever decide to remake it. Fortunately for him, they did.
There's a deleted scene that explains the two youngest brothers' changing position in their bedroom.
This movie is set in 1981, one year before the original movie was set.
The longest part of production was finding the right house with the perfect atmosphere and tone. Approximately 3 months were spent on finding it.
Received 13 nominations (one of the most that year), including Best Picture in Festival Film Indonesia 2017.