The Womb Review: Occultish Traditions Tied to Parental Love Make Way for Chucklesome Jump-Scares
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- 31 Mar 2023
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The Womb or Inang is an Indonesian chilling and gore-drenched movie starring Naysila Mirdad, Dimas Anggara, Rukman Rosadi, and Lydia Kandou alongside others. Written by Deo Mahameru, the movie has a runtime of 115 minutes and has been directed by Fajar Nugros, making it his first horror outing.
While the movie doesn’t follow the path constructed by other movies of the same category in terms of its adoption of horror-thriller motifs, its content has still been restricted to adult audiences due to the ample number of gory depictions. It received a theatrical premiere in Indonesia during the latter half of 2022, and has finally made its way to Netflix on February 16, 2023 for global audiences.
After getting pregnant out of wedlock, Wulan is left alone to fend for herself as a single mother. Her job in the capital at a supermarket doesn’t quite cut it either. While she turns to her boss and her only friend for help, she only gets pushed aside more. Resorting to a help group for single mothers found on Facebook, she looks out for options to make it work. Ultimately, she decides to give her baby up for adoption to a rather senior but loving couple. Read More…
