Satu Suro

A very good horror film from Indonesia, a country that can occasionally pleasantly surprise. The story focuses on a pregnant woman and her husband, who takes her to a local hospital. When he returns a few hours later with her belongings, the building is abandoned and burnt down, and he learns from a local that the hospital has been closed for 15 years and definitely haunted. I liked that the film doesn't bother with any major character development or interesting dialogues, but gets to the point quite quickly and it is so frightening that it might be too much for some people, which personally suits me more than enduring a 40-minute introduction as is customary in horror films. The atmosphere of the abandoned hospital is excellent, the scares work, the atmosphere is solid, and I didn't expect to see great gore – giving birth through the mouth is probably the craziest scene of the year, but there were also intestines or a headless walking man. The only downside is the ending, where they resorted to cheap CGI effects and thereby slightly spoiled the impression, but otherwise I am satisfied, I got definitely more than I expected. Story***, Action>No, Humor>No, Violence***, Entertainment****, Music****, Visuals***, Atmosphere****, Tension****. 7.5/10. (27.12.2020)