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3-->''When she comes, you will be gone forever.''
4--->'''Inscription on the mirror.'''
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6''Kuntilanak'' is an [[IndonesianMedia Indonesian]] [[HorrorFilms Horror Movie]] directed by Rizal Mantovani, and written by Alim Sudio. [[SelfRemake It's a remake of Rizal Mantonavi's 2006 film of the same name]].
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8Aunt Donna (Nena Rosier) has decided to go to California for a trip to visit a friend's relatives, and has left her six adoptive children, Dinda (Sandrinna M. Skornicki), Ambar (Ciara Nadine Brosman), Kresna (Andryan Bima), Miko (Ali Fikry), Panji (Adlu Fahrezi), and Lydia (Aurelie Moeremans) in the care of Lydia, the oldest of them. While she's out, Lydia has tasked her boyfriend Glenn (Fero Walandouw) with finding a new mirror for Donna to replace the cracked one she currently has in her room.
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10Glenn is the host of a ghost hunting show, and his latest episode has him investigating a house where a young boy named Anjas (Naufal Ho) was supposedly captured by an evil spirit called a "[[TitleDrop Kuntilanak]]". While filming, he discovers a mirror among the objects discarded by Anjas' father (Aqi Singgih) and decides it would make the perfect replacement. So, he decides to bring it back to Donna's house.
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12However, soon after it's brought in, the kids start hearing voices calling out to them, and seeing some pretty freaky things. Could Glenn have accidentally brought the Kuntilanak into their home?
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14The movie was released on June 15th, 2018.
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17!!''Kuntilanak'' contains examples of:
18* AntagonistTitle: Kuntilanak.
19* CatScare: When Glenn and his crew hear a noise inside the Lukman house, they slowly go up to investigate, and are scared by a black cat jumping down the stairs.
20* DeathOfAChild: Anjas' dad, Mr. Lukman, spent four weeks dealing with his son's kidnapping. [[spoiler:He finally finds him, dead, buried in the woods after the Kuntilanak has been dealt with.]]
21* TheEndOrIsIt: After the credits start rolling, it cuts to [[spoiler:a shot of the Kuntilanak's mirror sitting in a flea market. Then the head on top of it looks at the viewer.]]
22* EvilLaugh: A high-pitched "Eeh hee hee hee hee hee!", courtesy of the Kuntilanak.
23* HappilyAdopted: It's shown that Donna is trying her best to be a [[GoodParents Good Parent]] to her adoptive children, and they do like living with her.
24* MirrorMonster: The Kuntilanak's lair is inside of a mirror.
25* MissingMom: Anjan and his dad were dealing with the loss of Anjan's mother from a vehicular accident.
26* MonochromaticEyes: Sometimes, characters' eyes will go solid white, which is usually a sign of a haunting by the Kuntilanak.
27* OneWordTitle: Kuntilanak, naturally.
28* ShoutOut: If you look closely at Anjan's shelf in the prologue, you'll see a "[[Franchise/KungFuPanda Master Shifu]]" figure.
29* StringyHairedGhostGirl: The Kuntilanak.
30* TrailOfBlood: Mr. Lukman finds one leading into the mirror after his son is kidnapped by the Kuntilanak.
31* UndeadChild: [[spoiler:Anjas, after the Kuntilanak kidnaps him.]]

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