In Person Accessibility
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This film is scheduled to be presented with subtitles for all spoken dialogue (no sound cues indicated). Wheelchair spaces and step-free seating is available for this screening – click below to book accessible seats.
Indonesia202484 minEnglishHorror
Five oblivious youths, a video camera, a remote rundown villa, and a creepy caretaker. Doesn’t it sound like the perfect recipe for a horror film? A mysterious death that soon follows takes the story on a route beyond the fourth wall. The group find out that they’re characters of The Draft! of a screenplay, and that their smarts will dictate their survival.
Indonesia is a strong player in the horror genre, and The Draft! is no exception, but a mild warning is due. Some may reference The Cabin in the Woods (2011), One Cut of the Dead (2017), or even Stranger than Fiction (2006), but The Draft! is a monster of its own. The element of familiarity is used to its advantage in satirically witty demeanour. Although some work is required from the audience to fully enjoy its jokes, the payoff is more than rewarding.
– June Kim
Winner Wijaya
Adhin Abdul Hakim
Ibrahim Alhami
Anggi Waluyo
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Fantastic Fest 2024
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2024
AWARDS
Best Film, Best Storytelling, and Best Editing, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, 2024
Yusron Fuadi
Yusron Fuadi lectures in the Diploma IV Program at Gadjah Mada University. He directed Tengkorak (2018), Setan Alas (2024), and Darah Nyai (2024). He is currently working on Judgement and planning the following two films of the Tengkorak trilogy. He is also directing the 3D FPS game, Ganyang Setan Alas.
16 Nov, 2024 7:30 pm
TIFF Lightbox C4AA
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This film is scheduled to be presented with subtitles for all spoken dialogue (no sound cues indicated). Wheelchair spaces and step-free seating is available for this screening – click below to book accessible seats.
Join us for a Q&A immediately after the screening with director Yusron Fuadi and actor Winner Wijaya.
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