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Directed by | Joko Anwar |
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Countries | Indonesia United States |
Language | Indonesian |
The Siege at Thorn High (Indonesian : Pengepungan Di Bukit Duri) is an upcoming Indonesian action thriller film written and directed by Joko Anwar, produced by Amazon MGM Studios and starring Morgan Oey.
The film is set in 2027 where a substitute teacher working at a juvenile delinquents centre faces a battle for survival amidst societal collapse. [1]
The film was first announced in July 2022 and is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Joko Anwar’s Come and See Pictures, with Anwar as the film's director. [2] Entitled Pengempungan di Bukit Duri in Indonesia, Come and See Pictures Tia Hasibuan is a producer. [3] It is Anwar’s first non-horror film since 2019 and is his first collaboration with an American studio and a first collaboration with lead actor Morgan Oey. [4] Omara Esteghlal and Hana Malasan also lead the cast which includes Fatih Unru, Satine Zaneta, Dewa Dayana, Florian Rutters, Faris Fadjar Munggaran, Sandy Pradana, Raihan Khan, Sheila Kusnadi, Millo Taslim, Bima Azriel and Farandika. [5] Filming was completed by October 2024. [6]
The film will have a theatrical release in Indonesia in 2025. [6]
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