Agak Laen

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Agak Laen
Directed by Muhadkly Acho
Screenplay by Muhadkly Acho
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyArfian
Edited by Ryan Purwoko
Music byOfel Obaja Setiawan
Production
companies
Distributed byPrathyangira Cinemas (United States)
Release dates
  • February 1, 2024 (2024-02-01)(Indonesia)
  • February 29, 2024 (2024-02-29)(Malaysia & Brunei Darussalam)
  • March 22, 2024 (2024-03-22)(USA)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageBahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)

Agak Laen is a 2024 Indonesian comedy horror film directed and written by Muhadkly Acho. The film was produced by the production companies Imajinari and Jagartha. The film stars Bene Dion, Boris Bokir, Oki Rengga, and Indra Jegel. Agak Laen was released theatrically in Indonesia on 1 February 2024. [1]

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Plot

Bene, Boris, Oki, and Jegel own and operate a ghost house walkthrough at a fun fair. They always fail to attract visitors as the haunted house is not scary enough, until one day they decided to renovate the house and make it into a more thrilling attraction. Unfortunately, this approach resulted in the death of a well-known politician who was suffering from a heart attack. Afraid of getting into trouble, the four young men bury the body inside the haunted house. The dead man's spirit haunts the place, giving all the visitors a new experience of fear and making the place go viral. Meanwhile, the police investigate the missing politician.

Cast

Cameo

Release and Reception

Agak Laen was released theatrically in Indonesia, on 1 February 2024. [1] [2] This film managed to reach 1,000,000 viewers in just four days of screening. Within a week the number of viewers of this film reached 2,000,000 [3] [4] On the 10th day of broadcast, this film received 3,000,000 viewers with the highest number of daily viewers reaching more than 500,000 people. [5] Agak Laen is officially the second best-selling film in Indonesia, behind KKN di Desa Penari which was released in 2022 and closed with 10,061,033 viewers. [6]

Sound track

TitleSingerProducerProduction
"Agak Laen"Bene Dion, Boris Bokir, Indra Jegel, Oki Rengga

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