Ritual (2012 film)

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Ritual
Modus Anomali
Directed by Joko Anwar
Written byJoko Anwar
Produced byGadin Fajriani
Tia Hasibuan
Sheila Timothy
Luki Wanandi
Starring Rio Dewanto
Hannah Al Rashid
Izzi Isman
Aridh Tritama
Sadha Triyudha
Jose Gamo
Marsha Timothy
Surya Saputra
CinematographyGunnar Nimpuno
Edited byArifin Cuunk
Music byBembi Gusti
Aghi Narottama
Gascaro Ramondo
Distributed byLifelike Pictures
Release date
  • April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26)
CountryIndonesia
LanguageEnglish

Ritual (Indonesian : Modus Anomali) is a 2012 Indonesian psychological thriller film written and directed by Joko Anwar. It stars Rio Dewanto in the lead role and is Anwar's first English-language film. [1] According to Anwar, he made the film in English simply to indicate that it does not take place in Indonesia. [2]

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Synopsis

The film opens with a man (Rio Dewanto) waking up buried in a shallow grave in the middle of a forest with no recollection of what happened to him. He finds hints that he has a family and therefore travels the jungle trying to reunite with his wife and children. However, he soon finds out that he is not alone and there is someone trying to kill him and his family.

Cast

Production

Development

Anwar has stated that he first conceived the idea for the film in 2006. [3] According to producer Sheila Timothy, Anwar first shared the story with her in 2009 while making The Forbidden Door , which she also produced through Lifelike Pictures. [3]

Filming

Shooting took place in Mount Pancar in Sentul, West Java, across 10 days in November 2011. [4]

Release

Ritual was released in theaters in Indonesia on 26 April 2012. It was also selected for screening at the 2012 South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, United States. [5]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews upon release. Anton Bitel of Little White Lies gave Ritual a positive review, calling the narrative "disorienting" with an ending that "makes all the disparate elements in the film cohere in an ingenious, unsettling manner". [6] In a lukewarm review, Cornila Desyana of Tempo called the film "absurd" and criticized the lack of dialogues even for the lead character. [2]

John Townsend of Starburst panned the film, saying "Instead of what could have been a taut, tense thriller, Ritual descends into a weary chase movie where you never really care who is chasing whom, or why. [7]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2012 32nd Citra Awards Best SoundKhikmawan Santosa
Yusuf A. Patawari
Nominated
Molins Film FestivalBest Director Joko Anwar Won
South by Southwest Midnight Audience AwardRitualNominated
2013 Fantasporto Orient Express Grand Prize Joko Anwar
Lifelike Pictures
Nominated
Orient Express Special Jury AwardNominated

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