Biography
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) was the highest grossing horror of all time in Indonesia.
Awards & recognition
- Asia's Most Influential Indonesia · 2021
Filmography21 titles
27 Steps of May
The Siege at Thorn High
Smothered
Satan's Slaves 2: Communion
Nay
Impetigore
Satan's Slaves
Grave Torture
Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams
The Queen of Black Magic
Sri Asih
Folklore
The Forbidden Door
Gundala
The Gathering!
Fly by Night
Ritual
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly
The Draft!
A World Without
Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic