Dancing Village: The Curse Begins

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Badarawuhi di Desa Penari
Directed by Kimo Stamboel
Screenplay byLele Laila
Based onKKN di Desa Penari
by SimpleMan
Produced by Manoj Punjabi
Starring
  • Aulia Sarah
  • Maudy Effrosina
  • Jourdy Pranata
CinematographyPatrick Tashadian
Edited byFachrun Daud
Music byRicky Lionardi
Production
company
MD Pictures
Release date
  • April 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndonesia
Languages

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (Indonesian : Badarawuhi di Desa Penari lit. Badarawuhi in the Dancer's Village) is a 2024 Indonesian supernatural horror film. This film is adaptation of the novel KKN di Desa Penari by SimpleMan. This film produced by MD Pictures and stars Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, and Jourdy Pranata. It is a prequel to the 2022 movie, KKN di Desa Penari. It was released in Indonesian cinemas on 11 April 2024 [1] in competition with Grave Torture . [2]

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Plot

In this horror-thriller, a shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the “Dancing Village,” a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives in the village only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present. Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mbah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new “Dawuh,” a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception

Endro Priherdityo of CNN Indonesia gave it a rating of 2/5 stars. He criticized the acting and story, calling it boring and a rehash of the original film, though praised the technical aspects. He said of the film's script: "Lele seems to rather modify the script for KKN di Desa Penari, changing the names of the characters and their backgrounds, inserting elements from the '80s decade, and a mother-child story that is – frankly – out of date." [3]

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