Released in 1998 at the very beginning of the J-horror scene, Park ki-hyeong’s celebrated Korean horror effort “Whispering Corridors” is one of the finest efforts from that time period and was a massive hit, spawning a franchise with four loose follow-ups. Now, director Awi Suryadi offers a remake of that classic, transplanted to Indonesia and keeping the potent themes of bullying intact alongside the penchant for classy genre scares with its premiere in local theaters earlier in the year.
Arriving at a new high school, student Alex (Angga Yunanda) immediately falls into the crosshairs of older students Fahri (Teuku Ryzki), Andre (Arya Vasco) and Erika (Naomi Paulinda) for being a younger classmate. As the situation grows worse and their attacks continue without any kind of supervisor interference, he finds solace in Maggie (Amanda Rawles), a fellow victim of their bullying and new student like him. As the two start to...
Arriving at a new high school, student Alex (Angga Yunanda) immediately falls into the crosshairs of older students Fahri (Teuku Ryzki), Andre (Arya Vasco) and Erika (Naomi Paulinda) for being a younger classmate. As the situation grows worse and their attacks continue without any kind of supervisor interference, he finds solace in Maggie (Amanda Rawles), a fellow victim of their bullying and new student like him. As the two start to...
- 12/13/2019
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Slate also includes romantic drama miniseries Ombak Rindu and co-productions with Indonesia’s Rapi Films and Screenplay Films.
Pan-Asian streaming platform iflix has unveiled details of a slate of five new original productions to start streaming in coming months, headed by Rise To Power, a movie spin-off from its Kl Gangster Underworld series.
Directed by Faisal Ishak and Syafiq Yusof, who directed the first season of Kl Gangster Underworld, the film stars Dynas Mokhtar, reprising her role as the only woman to fight her way to the top of a ruthless Kuala Lumpur gang.
Malaysia’s Skop Productions is again...
Pan-Asian streaming platform iflix has unveiled details of a slate of five new original productions to start streaming in coming months, headed by Rise To Power, a movie spin-off from its Kl Gangster Underworld series.
Directed by Faisal Ishak and Syafiq Yusof, who directed the first season of Kl Gangster Underworld, the film stars Dynas Mokhtar, reprising her role as the only woman to fight her way to the top of a ruthless Kuala Lumpur gang.
Malaysia’s Skop Productions is again...
- 8/30/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Indonesia’s Miles Film and Korea’s Cj Entertainment are to co-produce an Indonesian remake of Korean hit “Sunny.” The film is a female-driven dramedy about a group of adult friends who reunite 20 years after high school.
Directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, “Sunny” was one of the highest-grossing movies in Korea when it was released in 2011. It secured 7.36 million admissions, for a gross of $47.7 million.
The remake reunites two of the biggest names in Indonesian filmmaking, producer and screenwriter Mira Lesmana and director Riri Riza. They have worked together on several previous films, including “The Rainbow Troops.”
The remake is produced through Lesmana’s Miles Film. It will relocate the action to Jakarta, but otherwise hew closely to the original film’s non-linear storytelling. Its local title is “Bebas,” which translates as “Free” in English.
The cast is headed by Baim Wong and Marsha Timothy. Other cast members include Agatha Priscilla,...
Directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, “Sunny” was one of the highest-grossing movies in Korea when it was released in 2011. It secured 7.36 million admissions, for a gross of $47.7 million.
The remake reunites two of the biggest names in Indonesian filmmaking, producer and screenwriter Mira Lesmana and director Riri Riza. They have worked together on several previous films, including “The Rainbow Troops.”
The remake is produced through Lesmana’s Miles Film. It will relocate the action to Jakarta, but otherwise hew closely to the original film’s non-linear storytelling. Its local title is “Bebas,” which translates as “Free” in English.
The cast is headed by Baim Wong and Marsha Timothy. Other cast members include Agatha Priscilla,...
- 3/18/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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