Joko Anwar Goes Through THE FORBIDDEN DOOR!

One of the highlights of attending the 2008 Udine Far East Film Festival was the chance to meet Indonesian director Joko Anwar in person. Anwar is, in my mind, the very best of the current crop of directors in Indonesia and though we'd emailed a fair bit before this we'd never had the chance to meet up. While chatting he hinted that he was working on a couple of new projects, one of which promised to be quite dark but wouldn't go into any real detail.

Well, that film is Pintu Terlarang (The Forbidden Door), a dark thriller for which Anwar reunited with the entire crew he worked with on his previous effort, Kala - which you'll find reviewed here in our archives. Here's the synopsis:

A successful sculptor whose life run by domineering wife and mother discovers a secret organization in which members can watch the lives of most dysfunctional, depraved families in the town which are fed from hidden cameras. When he stumbles upon a channel showing a little boy who's being viciously abused by a crazy couple, he tries to find the kid to save him. But his quest leads him back to a secret door in his own house that could be the answer to many puzzles.

The film is slated for release in Indonesia January 22nd and to tide you over Anwar has passed along a batch of stellar still shots from the film, some of which are exclusive to us here at ScreenAnarchy. Hit the link below to check them out!