Revenge of the Pontianak
︎︎︎Trailer ︎︎︎Streaming︎SYNOPSIS
1965, Malaysia. A small village helps Khalid and Siti prepare for their wedding day. Soon after, a great darkness falls upon the village as a string of horrific deaths and supernatural happenings create widespread fear and paranoia amongst the villagers. The events force a confession from Khalid to a murder of a girl he made pregnant years before, now believed to have returned as a Pontianak. To kill this vengeful vampire, he rallies all the men of the village and sets out into the jungle to hunt her down. But can the village stop her?
Mina
Nur Fazura
Khalid
Remy Ishak
Reza
Hisyam Hamid
Siti
Shenty Feliziana
Aisha
Nadiah M.Din
Su’ut Din
Nam Ron
Penghulu
Wan Hanafi Su
Nik
Nik Harraz Danish
Directed and Written by
Glen Goei,
Gavin Yap
Produced by
Tan Bee Thiam
Co-producers
Melissa Teoh,
Chowee Leow,
Kenneth Rajl
Associate Producers
Looi Wan Ping,
Michael Leow
Director of Photography
Jon Keng
Visual Consultant
Christopher Doyle
Art Director
David Manjit
Costume Designer
Akma Suriati Binti Awang
Hair Designer
Leong Lim
Makeup Designer and Special Effects
Joseph Ng
Action Director and Stunt Coordinator
Jen Kuo Sung
Sound Recordist
Jenn Hui
Editors
Lee Chatametikool, Harin Paesongthai
Sound Designers
Tee Skulthai, Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr
Music Composer
Paul Searles
Original title
Dendam Pontianak
International Title
Revenge of the Pontianak
Duration
92 min / Colour
Aspect Ratio
1:1.85
Screening Format
2K DCP
Sound
5.1 Surround Sound
Year of Release
2019
Language
Malay
Subtitles
English
Country of production
Singapore,
Malaysia
Production Companies
Tiger Tiger Pictures,
13 Little Pictures
PRESS
"Arguably the best of our modern pontianak stories of the silver screen.”
- New Straits Times
“Difficult as it may be for a horror film to engage in artistic representations of gore, Revenge of the Pontianak has successfully traversed this rocky precipice. An intelligent horror film with a focus on aesthetics and narrative rather than relying on run-of-the-mill, cheap jump and scare tactics sounds like just the thing we need to watch this weekend.”
- Her World
"With gorgeous settings and madness that surrounds the kampung, there’s no denying that the film slides between the lyrical and the chaos. But what tops it all off is the stunning visuals… Each scene is painted in saturated colours that compliment each other, and the detailed art direction makes the film a work of art."
- Time Out Singapore
“Difficult as it may be for a horror film to engage in artistic representations of gore, Revenge of the Pontianak has successfully traversed this rocky precipice. An intelligent horror film with a focus on aesthetics and narrative rather than relying on run-of-the-mill, cheap jump and scare tactics sounds like just the thing we need to watch this weekend.”
- Her World
"With gorgeous settings and madness that surrounds the kampung, there’s no denying that the film slides between the lyrical and the chaos. But what tops it all off is the stunning visuals… Each scene is painted in saturated colours that compliment each other, and the detailed art direction makes the film a work of art."
- Time Out Singapore
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
With this film, I was heavily inspired by the look and feel of film classics from the ‘50s and ‘60s. Revenge of the Pontianak incorporates deep, saturated colours iconic of the period to give a more nostalgic feel to the film. Just because it is a horror film does not mean it cannot be beautiful. An intentional deviation from past Pontianak films, I chose to tell the story from the perspective of the Pontianak for a change. You see and understand the motivations behind the actions of the monster.
