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Joko Anwar

Director • Born 1976

Joko Anwar

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About

Joko Anwar (born January 3, 1976 in Medan, Indonesia) is a writer-director who started his career as a journalist and film critic. His works include The Forbidden Door (2009), which received the top prize at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and A Copy of My Mind (2015), which competed at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. His film Satan's Slaves (2017) is one of the highest grossing horror films of all time in Indonesia.

Known for

Ghost in the Cell posterGhost in the CellMovie • 2026Folklore posterFolkloreSeries • 2018Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams posterJoko Anwar's Nightmares and DaydreamsSeries • 2024Satan's Slaves posterSatan's SlavesMovie • 2017Satan's Slaves 2: Communion posterSatan's Slaves 2: CommunionMovie • 2022Grave Torture posterGrave TortureMovie • 2024The Siege at Thorn High posterThe Siege at Thorn HighMovie • 2025The Queen of Black Magic posterThe Queen of Black MagicMovie • 2019Impetigore posterImpetigoreMovie • 2019Sri Asih posterSri AsihMovie • 2022Gundala posterGundalaMovie • 2019Macabre posterMacabreMovie • 2009Joni's Promise posterJoni's PromiseMovie • 2005The Forbidden Door posterThe Forbidden DoorMovie • 2009Ritual posterRitualMovie • 2012