Faith and courageous steps mix in the Catholic horror film “Kuasa Gelap” – Entertainment

Bobby Prasetyo has had a pretty interesting year (so far).

His previous film, Kiblatreceived backlash from the Indonesian Ulema Council back in March because the title was deemed inappropriate for a horror picture, leading to an apology from the film’s producers. The controversial film was later renamed Thaghutas well as a remastered poster and premiered in Indonesian cinemas in August.

Now Bobby is back with another horror picture. Kuasa Gelap (official English title: Reign of darkness) a return to form that could also reflect the director’s iron resolve. In conversation with The Jakarta Post On September 25, he admitted that it was ultimately still difficult for him to see how “fair” the past controversy had been.

“The word ‘fair’ is subjective,” Bobby said. “Still, I can understand why [the controversy] could cause anger in certain people. For me, that was never my intention.

In many ways, its production perhaps involved greater and more delicate risk Kuasa Gelap when there was with Thaghut.

Marketed as the first Indonesian horror film depicting Catholic exorcism, Kuasa Gelap tells the story of a young Catholic priest and school teacher (portrayed by Citra award winner Jerome Kurnia) who must work with an experienced priest (portrayed by Citra award winner Lukman Sardi) to drive out a demon that has taken possession of one of his students .

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