Rather tame by the standards of Indonesian horror and reminiscent of films like The Vigil or Offering, where the challenge is to sit through a cultural wake/funeral celebration until a body can be laid to rest. Obviously, corpses in this framework are unlikely to simply sit quietly, and this one brought friends along. Despite a harsh opening that suggests this movie will be filled with atrocity, there is nothing in this movie particularly gory or shocking. But despite the lack of intensity, there are some extremely creepy scenes and effective visuals that slowly intensify as the film progresses. As generational trauma has been a genre goto this year, it manifests here without subtlety or nuance, as literal needles shoved into the brain of the cursed. The later bit of the film becomes a quest to return said needles to their place of origin. For all the supernatural elements, this is a slow-build film more about strained emotional connections between family than demonic cults and strange rites. More intriguing than frightening, and a little too reliant on jump scares, the solid performances and exquisite atmosphere should be enough to deliver for genre fans.
The Last 7 Days (Sebellum 7 Hari) (2025)