Satan's sl*ves (2017)

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"Chanting in ancient Javanese"

I've looked into our accounting book.

Sales of your mother's records already stopped.

no more royalty to be paid.

How about royalty from the previous years?

They have been paid.

And for the past five years, no more profit.

How is your mom?

Is she getting any better?

You have no class today?

I quit college.

Since when?

Look, I can't help much

Our financal situation isn't too good now.

But Sir, I still see mom's records in stores.

And radios still play her songs.

You still see them in stores
because nobody buys them.

And you think radios pay to play songs?

Your mom has been ill for more than 3 years.

She's old.

She is not as popular as she once was.

Thank you, Sir.

Bondi's school pants are torn again?

I just sew them up last week.

He eats a lot.

Grows up fast.

You can't retract your move.

One must learn to be calm.

How do you say 'don't cheat'in sign language?

Don't cheat.

Don't cheat.

How did it go, Rini?

As we predicted, Dad.

No more royalty.

You shouldn't have mortgaged this house.

How will you pay back?

So what should have I done?

All my savings are gone.

We needed to pay for your mom's treatment.

You should have sold it.

We could've bought a smaller house.

And paid mom's medication
with rest of the money.

How do you sell a house fast?

You want your mom to die
because I can't pay for her treatment?

Besides, this is your grandma's house.

Not ours.

Go check on your mother.

Your mother.

Bondi, didn't you hear mom's ringing?

Can't you hear?

That's mother, Bondi.

Why are you afraid of her?

Why isn't mom in the hospital?

Cause we got no more money to put her there.

So now we have to help Dad
taking care of mother.

Mother...

Did you pee?

Are you hungry?

SATAN'S sl*ves

Mom, please come inside.

In a while.

Or your asthma will get worse.

In a while.

It's very late.

Where have you been?

Just riding around.

So I won't miss my bike.

Peace be upon thee...

See, I'm just right on time.

Tony, I'm so sorry.

Don't worry about it. We need the money.

How will you go to school tomorrow?

Well, I can walk a bit.

Take a bus.

Walk some more.

Then take another bus.

You sure about this?

Okay I change my mind then.

I'll take it home now.

Thank you.

My religion class teacher said that
during someone's funeral

Forty steps after the last family member
leave the funeral

the dead will wake up.

Why will he wake up?

Just for a while.

When he realizes that
he's been wrapped in shroud

He dies again.

They have cameras inside graves?

I put some in the cooking just now.

Put some more.

Delicious.

Salty.

Do you know

What will happen

If you put too much MSG in your food?

What?

You'll grow long fangs.

You won't be able to close your mouth.

I'm not cooking that much food.

I thought you wouldn't come home.

It's alright. I had dinner.

I don't liked your cooking anyway.

I've brought some delicious beef with gravy.

Where did you get money from?

Who says I need money?

Where's your watch?

I misplaced it.

What else will you sell?

I can sell my body.

Being a gigolo sounds fun.

What's a gigolo?

It's a profession. Easy money.

They love you and they pay you.

I'm gonna be a gigolo then.

Have you combed mom's hair?

I told you many times

She loves to have her hair
combed before night falls.

I thought that's your job.

Tony...

Tony...

Mother...

Let me comb your hair.

Did you have your bath?

You smell good already.

When you're not sick anymore

If you decide to sing again

Let me be your guitar player.

I'm very good now.

Mother, what's wrong with your hair?

Mother...

Tomorrow I'll find you something
for your hair fall.

Have pity on the children.

Go sleep.

Mother...

You can already stand up?

Mother...

You can already stand up?

Mother...

MOTHER!

Daddy!

Your mother...

She's gone.

Mother.

"Islamic funeral prayer"

Thank you, Ustad for your help.

You are very welcome.

We've never met before.

I just moved here with my son, Hendra.

His mom also passed away 10 years ago.

Sorry, I've never seen your family in mosque.

We don't pray, Ustad.

I'm Hendra. Ustad's son.

Hope to see you around.

Bondi what are you doing?

They say,

The last family member
who walks 40 steps away from the grave

The dead one will wake up.

This is my 39th step.

That is not true. Let's go.

What if Mom wakes up

and arises from the grave?

So what's your plan?

Stay here till night time?

And tomorrow and so on?

There's no god but Allah

Daddy

Can I skip school tomorrow?

Why?

You're sick?

Not really.

But we're still mourning, right?

We've been mourning long time
since mom fell ill.

Now mom's at a better place.

She must be happy now.

So we shouldn't be sad.

No need to mourn.

Now it's time

To study harder.

Work harder.

So we can get more money.

Agree?

Can Ian and I move to another room?

What's wrong?

I can see the cemetery from the window.

There are only dead people in the cemetery.

Dead people are harmless.

The dangerous ones are the living.

Kidnappers.

Pickpockets.

Robbers.

Our family isn't superstitious.

You shouldn't be.

Sleep.

Your school pants torn again?

Don't worry, Dad. It's a trend.

I'll buy you a new pair.

No, I'll look like a good kid.

Good kids get bullied.

Ok go to school in rags then.

Are you sad?

Are you scared?

You wanna sleep next to me?

You're scared, aren't you?

Silly! Go sleep!

Isn't it too soon?

Mom just died yesterday.

Tomorrow you're going out of town.

Our family needs can't wait.

If I can't raise money,
bank will seize the house.

Take care of your brothers.

What if we need you?

We can't contact you.

Phone has been disconnected.

What will you need me for?

I'll be back as soon as possible.

You two are grown-ups now.

Ian! Don't scare me like that.

Look. There's a zombie.

The zombie's smart.

Can use flashlight.

Must be the caretaker of the cemetery.

Let's go to bed.

Daddy's gone?

Yes.

Look who's skipping school.

My friends will mock me if I go.

How come mom just died

And I go to school.

Smart a*s.

Stingy? Ok.

I want!

Tony.

Draw water from the well. Plumbing's broken.

I'm late!

Finish your food.

I will.

What?

Hang on.

Hang on.

Takes forever.

Ok. Count 1 to 100.

Then I'll give you.

One...

Two...

Three...

Four...

Five...

Seven...

Eight...

Nine...

Ten...

Ian...

Tony...

Tony...

COMB MY HAIR!

I wanna pee.

Go pee.

Come with me...

You asked me to accompany you.

Then you went alone.

What's going on?

Scary...

What?

Mother.

There's a ghost!

Where?

There's no ghost.

Ian saw it too!

You're imagining again.

Ian saw it!

Did you see ghost?

No.

Bondi jumped on me.

I freaked out.

Mother.

These belong to you.

I bring them to you.

Please be at peace now.

During your mother's funeral.

I saw something.

What?

A woman.

Who?

I guess she is one of the villagers.

That night I returned to your mom's grave.

To sort things out.

I found nothing.

You got no fear?

I was scared.

But I want to make sure your family is safe.

Unfortunately

What I was worried about happened.

Few days later I walked pass your house.

I saw her again.

What does she look like?

Like your late mother.

You mean she looks like my mom

but she is someone else?

I don't think she is human.

So what do you think she is?

Evil entity who has been
living in someone's body...

Often imitate that person's look.

You are a preacher's son

Yet you believe in superstition.

My dad's into religion.

I'm more open-minded.

So what do you suggest?

You guys should move out.

We may have to move out.

Bank may seize the house.

I mean sooner than that.

You guys can stay at our place.

Till your dad returns.

No, I don't want to trouble you.

Not at all.

Thank you for your kindness.

But we'll wait until Dad returns.

Grandma?

Grandma?

Grandma?

Where is she?

Grandma?

Grandma?

What?!

She was drawing water from the well.

She slipped and fell into the well.

Careful, careful.

I apologize.

I asked you out for a walk.

And this happened.

How is he?

His body temperature's down.

He's still shivering though.

He must be in shock.

Even I am.

Then I'll give you.

To: Budiman Syailendra'

Hendra!

You said you wanted to help us.

Of course.

Take me downtown?

Can I help you?

My granma is Rahma Saidah.
Before she died she wrote you this letter.

She didn't mail it.

Alright thank you.

In the letter,

she asked for your help to save us.

To save us from what?

Your grandma has never taught you manners?

Not to read someone else's letter?

I'm so sorry.

Want to wait inside?

Till I read this

So I'll understand what the hell
you're talking about?

I don't want to.

I don't want to.

I don't want to.

Your grandma and I

were friends since primary school.

We were very close.

So close we never dated each other.

She ended up marrying my classmate.

They only got one son.

Your father.

When your dad married your mom

She never gave her blessings.

Why?

Back then

Being an artist wasn't considered dignified.

And it took so long for
your mom to bear a child.

But my grandma and my mom were okay.

Yes after you were born.

But then

After your mom fell ill for years,

Your grandma became suspicious.

Of what?

She believed your mom...

didn't ask for children from God.

So from who?

From Satan.

And you believe this?

Your grandma believed it.

I don't understand

about this Satan worship thing.

How do you do that?

Isn't this just fictious?

If you believe so, why you come here?

Something happened at home?

I don't want to.

Don't want to k*ll my little brother.

I love my little brother.

I don't want to.

I love my brother.

There's my article in here.

Read it.

It might help you.

Time for your massage, Sir?

You lost your specs again?

I bought a new pair.

But people said they're ugly.

You guys go.

I need my massage.

Please contact me if anything.

Who are you?

I'm Rini's friend.

Bye.

They won't be able to take any of you.

If you love each other.

Who are "they"?

Read my article.

Why isn't Bondi eating?

He is.

But doesn't want to eat with us.

Bondi.

Why are you eating by yourself?

You're still sick?

Come eat with us.

Eat here.

Sit down.

From now on we got to stick together.

Take care of each other.

There's nobody else but us.

Can I eat in front of TV?

I...

L...

U.

I love you...

You don't have to wake up early.

Stay at home until you're really ok.

I want...

I want...

...you

...to die.

"Unintelligible words in reverse"

"Chanting in ancient language"

Where's Ian?

Did you see Ian?

I just woke up.

Find him!

You know I'll always be here for you, right?

So will Tony.

And Bondi.

Where did you get this from?

A friend of Granma's. I met him yesterday.

Have you read it?

What for?

Just a stupid magazine about the occult.

What?

"EXPOSING THE DEVIL WORSHIP FERTILITY CULT"

It tells story of a woman

who's been married for 10 years
and cannot have a child.

and finally gave birth to a child.

By asking from Satan, in a cave...

or in a sacred mountain.

No.

Not in a cave or mountain.

This article says,
in cities there are satan-worshipping cults...

which are related to fertility.

What does it mean?

Someone who wishes to have a child...

but barren

They can join the cult

Then they'll get pregnant.

Well that's good, right.

As long as they can have a child.

But

However, the last child

must be given to the cult to be sacrificed

when he reaches 7 years old.

So what's point of having it then?

Well, only the last child.

When he reaches 7 years old.

So what's your point?

Okay.

How old are you?

Twenty two.

I'm sixteen.

and Bondi is ten.

And?

What if Mom didn't have the heart
to give us to that cult

so before her last child reaches 7 years old

Mom always had a new baby.

You know nobody takes
this magazine seriously, right?

Do you remember

When Mom still performed

I always accompanied her.

Yeah I hate attending those and socializing.

Everytime she had an event

There were always a group of people

Never mingled with others

But they were always there.

This is them.

This one.

This one.

This one.

And this one.

Perhaps mom's schoolmates?

Once I asked them myself

They kept their mouth shut.

The last child

Seven years old.

Ian turns seven in three days.

But the article says

The child can only be taken

if his family gives him up.

Taken how?

That's the part that I don't believe.

What does it say?

It says that the promised child

will be taken by...

the living dead.

Good thing it says that. I'm so relieved.

If it says they will kidnap him,
maybe I would believe it.

Could be a metaphor, an analogy.

I'm hungry.

Stop reading this trash.

Or you'll go cuckoo.

You sure you saw her?

I'm sure, Ustad.

Your grandma?

Grandma.

Show me your mother's room.

Dead people don't bother the living.

They're usually other beings

imitating the ones you love

to tear your family apart.

Is it safe now?

I can only ask for help from God.

So nothing will disturb you again.

Thank you for your help, Ustad.

Do you pray?

We don't.

But you know how?

We do.

Then pray.

Pray before Allah

surrender whole heartedly

to Allah almighty.

Because all beings are afraid of Him.

If you pray but not whole heartedly

you'll still be vulnerable.

Ustad, can we...

Get in.

We shouldn't have run away.

If that really was Mother.

We ask her not to disturb us anymore.

That wasn't mom.

A Jinn?

There are other beings
beside humans and djinns.

They've been around before religions existed.

What do they want from humans?

Harvesting human souls that they plant.

Is there a way to defeat them?

According to the article,

we can't defeat them.

But we can disobey their rules.

What do you mean?

They won't be able to take a child

Unless he's given up by his family.

So we just have to stick together.

Let me get that.

Sister,

There's something else in the magazine.

What?

Women in that cult

weren't impregnated by their husbands.

So by whom?

by the men in the cult.

You're saying...

You ever think

why the four of us look very different
from each other?

Many siblings don't look alike.

Not like us.

Budiman called.

Something important came up.

But I have to look after my brothers

Let me go there.

I'll go with you.

No need.

But I need to know.

Look after your sister and the little ones.

You sure?

Of course.

I'll go straight home afterwards.

See you soon.

We'll hold a mass prayer at your house

We'll invite the villagers

Thank you, Ustad.

Sorry for giving you trouble.

Not at all.

Houses in which the inhibitants don't pray

will be easily occupied by Satan

It will be hard to get rid of it.

Where's Rini?

She's looking after her brothers

I can take your message to her.

This is my latest article.

If we wait until it's published
it will be too late

Too late for what?

Give this to Rini.

Rini is my friend. I'm helping her.

Please tell me what's going on.

Where's that knife?

Oh here it is.

Lucky you didn't get cut.

Who's that?

Massage, Sir.

Didn't I say later tonight?

I can't tonight.

Open this door, Sir.

Ustad. Peace be upon thee.

Sir...

Daddy!

I got home, you weren't there.

What are you doing here?

Many things happened while you're gone.

Let's go home.

Tomorrow we pack things up.

Take only what we need.

We move to a flat downtown.

Now go to bed.

Get up early.

I apoligize for leaving you guys.

You should but not just for that.

I saw you speak to mom the night she died.

What did you say to her?

I meant well.

I want happiness for my kids.

And your mom to find peace.

What did you say to her?

I love my children.

And I love your mother.

But I think

my children should not to suffer

You gave up on her.

Ian!

Ian!

Dad!

Dad! Help!

Dad!

What happened?!

Someone locked Ian in!

Ian!

Step aside!

Dad... Dad...

Throw down the rope!

Grab this.

Pull hard!

Take Ian first!

Take Ian!

Who are they?

Definitely not our neighbors.

What the hell do you want from us?!

Rini get inside!

Get inside!

Watch over your brother.

They're surrounding us.

What are they doing?

They come to take Ian.

They can't as long as we don't let them.

Bondi... Bondi...

I love you...

Mother! Please help my children.

Bondi... Bondi...

Mawarni...

Please save our children.

Bondi...

This is my fault.

Forgive me.

Bondi... I love you...

Daddy!

Are you hurt?

You can't take any of my children!

We won't let you!

If you still dare to do so

Come forward!

Fight me!

Come forward!

Dad get inside!

They're gone. They're all gone.

What time will the car arrive?

4 P.M.

Dad, you sure you have money for rent?

God willing.

And if I work hard enough

I'll be able to pay back the house.

I don't think you should do that.

Well, I won't then.

Better buy a small house,
but lots of neighbors.

Okay, let's just leave the furnitures.

We'll buy new ones

I'm super loaded now. Filthy rich.

Can you believe that?

You can't? Neither can I.

When we reach downtown,

We drop our stuffs, then we go out

We'll celebrate Ian's birthday at midnight.

That must be our ride.

Oh hi, Ustad.

Peace be upon thee.

I heard you're moving out.

I came to wish you a good journey.

Thank you.

I'm going for a walk.

Please.

Thank you for taking care of the kids

Forgive me for not able to help last night.

To be honest,

I'm still in shock.

My deepest condolences

Please regard my kids as yours

I appreciate that.

Ustad, something to drink?

Thank you.

- What about you, Dad?
- Tea, please.

If I had a car,

I would've taken you downtown.

Don't worry about it.

Our ride must've had some engine problem.

It's 10.30. We should just go to bed.

Ian will have his birthday at midnight.

We can set the alarm for midnight.

You guys have been packing since morning.

If it's okay, can I stay here for a while?

I feel so lonely at home.

Of course it's okay.

You guys go to bed. I'll wake you up later.

Haven't we paid the electricity bill?

I think it's a general blackout.

Let me get the kerosene lights.

Let's go, Tony.

"Satan's Grand Plan to Spread His Seeds'
By: Budiman Syailendra"

Tony, wake up.

Has the birthday party started?

Have you ever been haunted by grandma's ghost?

No.

I haven't. Neither has Bondi.

Only Ian has been haunted.

So?

This is Budiman's new article.
Apparently he gave it to Hendra.

This one revises the previous article.

What does it revise?

The last child from the cult

will be taken not as a sacrifice.

But because they're Satan's offsprings.

What if grandma
was trying to help us all along?

Sister,

Listen to yourself. This is nuts.

Ian is our little brother.
We take care of him since baby.

There's something else.

Tell me.

The cult members don't come to the house,
not to take the Satan's child.

But to leave signs for his shepherds.

Who are the shepherds?

It's mother.

"Talking in ancient language"

Ian, what are you doing?

Talking to my friends.

Hendra...

Mawarni...

Your brothers.

Ustad...

Dad.

Where's Ian?

What the hell is going on? Where's Ian?

- What do we do now?
- We stay here.

We have to find Ian. No don't.

What's with you? Your brother is out there!

Step aside.

Ian!

Ian?

Come here, Daddy.

Dad get inside.

Come here, Daddy.

Granma!

Rini!

Come quick!

Drive now, please!

C'mon, c'mon!

Let's go!

Quickly!

They're getting close!

NOW! NOW!

Ian!

He's not your son.

He's never been.

"ONE YEAR LATER"

Hi, I bring you some food.

I cooked too much.

Thank you so much.

We only have eggs today.

Just ask if you need more food.

Thank you.

You're very welcome.

Close the door.

Did you give them the food?

I did.

Those poor children.

We have to make sure they don't move out.

It's time for another harvest.

Be patient, Darminah.