It's pretty safe to assume that most people reading this site have never seen a current film from Indonesia. Or, if you have, it's probably a film by Joko Anwar - either Joni's Promise or Kala. It's kind of surprising, really, in that Indonesia produces a lot of films every year and a very high number of those are genre titles but most Indonesian productions are crippled by low budgets, formulaic writing and rushed production schedules. There are signs that is changing however ... producer Brian Yuzna is setting up shop there and directors like Anwar proves there are directors willing to buck the trends and do something a bit more interesting.
Enter Karma, the second feature by young production house Credo Pictures. Though a young outfit, Credo is impressing with an emphasis on quality production values and while Karma plays into a lot of typically Asian ghost story motifs it looks to be uncommonly well shot. Here's a synopsis:
The Guan family is put under an eternal spell: every woman in the family is bound to suffer a tragic death. Still, this does not deter Sandra (Dominique Agisca Diyose) to marry Armand Guan (Joe Taslim), and pull out every possible effort to put the long-lasting bad karma to an end.
The theatrical trailer for the film has just arrived online, check it out below the break.