Waktu Maghrib, 2023
This is the first Indonesian-language movie that has been banned in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Oman, Lebanon and Kuwait, because of the negative portrayal their Muslims characters as villain and evil which are more provocative.
The movie is under the direction of Sidharta Tata with the writers Agasyah Karim, Bayu Kurnia Prasetya, Khalid Kashogi and Sidharta Tata.
The Cast Lists
Nafiza Fatia Rani performed as Ayu
Aulia Sarah performed as Mrs. Woro
Sadana Agung Sulistya performed as Hansip
Bambang Paningron Astiaji performed as Ustadz
Muhammad Abe Baasyin performed as Lurah
Andri Mashadi performed as Karta
Taskya Namya performed as Ningsih
Adyano Rafi Bevan Putra performed as Drajat
Sulis Kusuma performed as Mrs. Lurah
Riyanto performed as Kasan (Adi’s Father)
Bima Sena performed as Saman
Ali Fikry performed as Adi
Kevin Abani performed as Samiun
Bebe Gracia performed as Wati
Jeje Malvin performed as Young Karta
Nasarius performed as Marto (Ayu’s Father)
Heru Prasetyo performed as Jin Ummu
Story Outline
In the village there is this girl who said goodbye to a mosque to pray the Maghreb for her father.
Writer’s Observation
If you do not know anything about the movie, entering the cinema will make you have fewer expectations, however, after watching, you will changed your mind because the movie was beyond anyone can expect it is. You can feel the horror in the movie. The horror will depend not only on the jump scares but also with the people and the vibes from the village. This movie opening scene is about what had happened 30 years after. It was connected with every tragedy in the movie. The movie was inspired by a short movie on Youtube entitled “Waktu Maghrib”. For Muslims people, it had been written in their Quran that it has been prohibited to go out in dusk. The movie showed the reality that this can take place in the actual life. The storyline had been great, and the story twist was perfect. Their movie actresses and actors embodied the character really well.
This movie is decent in its best and the script had been about Indonesian religion/folk horror, but kept feeling like horror to those brave children and teens. For someone who is serious in watching this movie, you can’t stop feeling that there is still much more potential that the movie can show out. The actors were not bad at all, specially the kids who are all great for their age. This movie direction is also impressive, but, you can still notice the lack of encounter, but it is still a promising direction with lots of great decisions in its composition. Also the photography is best in its part and the movie had been nice and gorgeous to see especially to those people from occidental states whose backgrounds and places appear look so distant. You will surely enjoy this movie, but still, it still needs more improvement.
For someone watching who is not a Muslim, the story background is very attractive that it gives a considerable artistic outset to present the plot, unfortunately, the story doesn’t fully appear that horrible to their audiences. Especially in its end part, the ghost appearances will only make the people feel funny and puzzled, and also there are some characters that cannot play an actual role.
