The Sacred & The Cursed: The Joko Anwar Collection [4-Disc Blu-ray Box Set]
“ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING GENRE AUTEURS.”
Screen Anarchy
4 OF JOKO ANWAR’S MOST ACCLAIMED FILMS
FROM DIRECTOR-APPROVED MASTERS
WITH 10+ COMBINED HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES
He’s the award-winning writer/producer/director who’s been called “truly brilliant” (Heaven of Horror), “a filmmaker who dares to walk where few have gone” (Independent Observer) and “one of the best working in the genre today” (Voices from the Balcony). Now for the first time ever, Severin Films brings together a quartet of classics by “The Indonesian Master of Horror” (Bloody Disgusting) Joko Anwar: Anwar’s global breakthrough SATAN’S SLAVES redefined Indonesian cinema and remains a modern horror milestone. Far more than just a sequel, SATAN’S SLAVES 2: COMMUNION is an over-the-top and wickedly grisly haunted house masterpiece. IMPETIGORE, his love letter to the genre, shattered taboos and shocked international audiences like never before. And with the neo-noir hit DEAD TIME, Anwar merges supernatural folklore with contemporary terrors to craft a visually stunning nightmare. All four films are presented from masters approved by Anwar, with over 10 combined hours of Special Features produced exclusively for this collection.
Disc 1: SATAN’S SLAVES (2017)
For his 2017 breakthrough, Joko Anwar took the 1980 classic by Sisworo Gautama Putra and reinvented its themes of supernatural folklore to deliver an “extraordinary” (Malevolent Dark), “take-no-prisoners” (Slash Film), “deliciously creepy spectacle oozing with Satanic inspiration” (Dread Central) that shattered box-office records and single-handedly launched The New Golden Age of Indonesian Horror: When the matriarch of a struggling family dies after a mysterious illness, it will unlock a slow-burning nightmare of ancestral superstition, occult carnage and several of the most “gloriously crafted scares” (Warped Perspective) in modern horror history. Tara Basro (IMPETIGORE) and Bront Palarae (GHOST IN THE CELL) star in “one of the best remakes of the last decade” (Horror News) and “a nerve-jangling good time where the mayhem hardly lets up” (Daily Dead), now presented from a master approved by the writer/director with over 2 hours of Special Features.
Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar On SATAN'S SLAVES
The Mother, Spirituality And World Music – Interview With Actress Ayu Laksmi
Director Of Photography Ical Tanjung On The Cinematography Of SATAN'S SLAVES
Composer Aghi Narottama On Joko Anwar And The Music Of SATAN'S SLAVES
A Discussion With Producer Gope T. Samtani
A Discussion With Producer Tia Hasibuan
An Analysis Of SATAN'S SLAVES By Film Critic Hikmat Darmawan
An Analysis Of SATAN'S SLAVES By Film Critic Leila Chudori
Deleted Scenes
Trailer
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 106 mins
Audio: Indonesian 5.1, Indonesian Stereo, English 5.1, English Stereo
Subtitles: English, English SDH
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Disc 2: SATAN’S SLAVES 2: COMMUNION (2022)
Five years after SATAN’S SLAVES broke box-office records and forever redefined Indonesian horror, Joko Anwar crafted his follow-up hailed as “truly disturbing” (Gizmodo), “darker and more macabre than before” (Bloody Disgusting) and “one of the few sequels that totally surpasses the original” (Nerdly): Having barely escaped their rural Satanic nightmare, the Suwono family now lives in a decrepit Jakarta apartment building that seethes with urban dread, grisly secrets and demonic havoc where the damned find no solace, evil demands its harvest and “every scene is punctuated with horrific visions that you can’t unsee” (The Scariest Things). SATAN’S SLAVES stars Tara Basro, Endy Arfian, Nasar Anuz, Bront Palarae, Egi Fedly and Ayu Laksmi return for “a wickedly malevolent slice of Indonesian horror that’s right on in its razor-toothed execution” (Slash Film), now presented from a master approved by the writer/director with 3 hours of new Special Features.
Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar On SATAN'S SLAVES 2
Director Of Photography Ical Tanjung On The Cinematography Of SATAN'S SLAVES 2
Composer Aghi Narottama On Joko Anwar And The Music Of SATAN'S SLAVES 2
A Discussion With Producer Sunil G. Samtani
A Discussion With Producer Tia Hasibuan
An Analysis Of SATAN'S SLAVES 2 By Film Critic Hikmat Darmawan
An Analysis Of SATAN'S SLAVES 2 By Film Critic Leila Chudori
Archival Making-Of Featurette
Trailer
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 119 mins
Audio: Indonesian 5.1, Indonesian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Disc 3: IMPETIGORE (2019)
Following SATAN’S SLAVES, his HBO Asia series Folklore and the superhero blockbuster GUNDALA, Joko Anwar returned to horror with this “relentlessly frightening” (Creepy Kingdom) love letter to the genre that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and remains “a gruesome descent into madness that will leave your skin crawling” (Daily Dead): When a cynical young city woman travels to her remote ancestral village in search of an inheritance, she’ll instead unleash a legacy of dark tragedy, grim butchery and a grotesque family curse “dripping with otherworldly weirdness” (When It Was Cool). Tara Basro (SATAN’S SLAVES 1 & 2), Ario Bayu (THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC) and Marissa Anita (Nightmares and Daydreams) star in the modern shock classic where “Anwar goes for broke in terms of gonzo bloodshed, over-the-top reveals and a ballsy approach to shattering cinematic taboos” (Bloody Disgusting), now presented from a master approved by the writer/director.
Special Features:
Writer/Director Joko Anwar On IMPETIGORE
IMPETIGORE And Beyond – Interview With Actress Christine Hakim
Behind The Scenes Of IMPETIGORE And The SATAN'S SLAVES Films With Actress Asmara Abigail
Behind The Scenes Of IMPETIGORE With Actress Faradina Mufti
Director Of Photography Ical Tanjung On The Cinematography Of IMPETIGORE
Composer Aghi Narottama On Joko Anwar And The Music Of IMPETIGORE
A Discussion With Producer Shanty Harmayn
A Discussion With Producer Tia Hasibuan
An Analysis Of IMPETIGORE By Film Critic Hikmat Darmawan
An Analysis Of IMPETIGORE By Film Critic Leila Chudori
Camera Tests
Trailer
TV Spot
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 107 mins
Audio: Indonesian 5.1, Indonesian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Disc 4: DEAD TIME (2007)
With only his second film as writer/director, Joko Anwar captured international acclaim, rewrote the rules of Indonesian cinema and launched his global career via the “disturbing and absolutely magnificent noir-horror that was a great prelude of what was about to follow” (Asian Movie Pulse): In a city sweltering with violence and despair, a jaded cop and a desperate reporter investigate a series of brutal killings that will trap them in a web of superstition, corruption, ghoulish creatures and “the best political thriller since the heyday of Alan Pakula” (Sight and Sound). Fachry Albar (THE FORBIDDEN DOOR) and Ario Bayu (IMPETIGORE) star in this “strange, unpredictable and beautiful film that will take you for quite a ride” (Screen Anarchy) – also known as KALA – now presented from a scan approved by the writer/director with over 2 hours of new Special Features.
Special Features:
Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar On DEAD TIME
Behind The Scenes Of DEAD TIME With Actress Faradina Mufti
Director Of Photography Ical Tanjung On The Cinematography Of DEAD TIME
Composer Aghi Narottama On Joko Anwar And The Music Of DEAD TIME
A Discussion With Producer Shanty Harmayn
A Discussion With Producer Tia Hasibuan
An Analysis Of Joko Anwar’s Filmography By Film Critic Hikmat Darmawan
An Analysis Of DEAD TIME By Film Critic Leila Chudori
Trailer
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 106 mins
Audio: Indonesian 5.1, Indonesian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Gwendoline [3-Disc 4K UHD w/LE Slipcover]
“A WILD RIDE…
An endearing conflation of adventure film, S&M fantasy and goofball comedy. Kitaen’s love scenes are among Jaeckin’s sexiest.”
Mondo Digital
THE NORTH AMERICAN UHD PREMIERE
THREE DISC COLLECTION
INCLUDES EUROPEAN & U.S. RELEASE VERSIONS
WITH 6+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES
With his final feature film, legendary filmmaker Just Jaeckin (EMMANUELLE, THE STORY OF O) crafted the most ambitiously erotic epic of his career, now presented in UHD for the first time in North America: Video vixen Tawny Kitaen (BACHELOR PARTY, WITCHBOARD) and action hero Brent Huff (COP GAME, BORN TO FIGHT, STRIKE COMMANDO 2) star in this “truly insane Indiana Jones movie with a ton of nudity” (Cultsploitation) based on the infamous S&M comic strip and bursting with perilous adventure, bountiful skin, spectacular production design, eye-popping lesbian bondage and more. César Award-winning actress/director Zabou co-stars in “one of the quintessential films of the ‘80s” (Blu-ray.com) – featuring both the Uncut European Version and U.S. Release THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK YAK – newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over 6 hours of Special Features that include a never-before-seen interview with Tawny Kitaen.
Special Features:
Disc 1: UHD (Uncut European Version + Special Features):
Audio Commentary With Director Just Jaeckin
Audio Commentary With Stars Tawny Kitaen And Brent Huff
Trailer
Disc 2: Blu-ray (Uncut European Version + Special Features)
Audio Commentary With Director Just Jaeckin
Audio Commentary With Stars Tawny Kitaen And Brent Huff
The Butterfly Effect – 2019 Interview With Director Just Jaeckin
An American Beauty In Paris – 2009 Interview With Tawny Kitaen
Bondage Paradise – Interviews With Costume/Concept Designers And Comic Book Artists François Schuiten And Claude Renard
The Perils Of Production – Interview With Executive Producer Jean-Claude Fleury
Gwendoline’s Travels – Interview With Production Designer Françoise Deleu
Blu-ray Promos With Tawny Kitaen And Brent Huff
The Last Temptation Of Just – 2006 Interview With Director Just Jaeckin
Trailers
Disc 3: Blu-ray (U.S. Release Version + Special Features)
Dr. Kinsey Audio Interview With John Willie, Creator Of Sweet Gwendoline
Revealing Tawny Kitaen Photospread For French LUI Magazine
Specs:
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: (Uncut European Version): English 5.1, English Stereo, French 5.1, French Stereo (U.S. Release Version): English Stereo
4K Video: Dolby Vision
(Uncut European Version): Closed Captions, English Subtitles
(U.S. Release Version): Closed Captions
Mixed Region. UHD: A/B/C | Blu-ray: A
Run Time: Uncut European Version: 105 mins, U.S. Release Version: 88 mins
Limited Edition Slipcover Designed by Jaime Ventura
The Ugly Stepsister [2-Disc 4K UHD w/LE Slipcover]
“THE WORK OF A FEARLESS FILMMAKER…
Intentionally gross and grotesque, it showcases some of
the gnarliest practical effects this side of John Carpenter’s THE THING.”
Screen Anarchy
THE NORTH AMERICAN DISC PREMIERE
WITH 6+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES
It redefined both fairy tales and body horror, stunned audiences at Sundance, was nominated for an Oscar® and remains a “cinematically exhilarating” (Vulture), “playfully grotesque” (Indiewire) and “undeniably vicious piece of entertainment” (RogerEbert.com). Now you can experience the “jaw-dropping debut” (Paste Magazine) by writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt on physical media for the first time ever in North America: In this grisly reinterpretation of Cinderella, a young maiden – an unforgettable performance by Lea Myren – will submit to a series of increasingly brutal cosmetic extremes to win the love of a less-than-charming prince. But in a kingdom of cruelty where beauty is pain, what is the ultimate human cost of ‘happily ever after’? “Imagine Cinderella meets SUSPIRIA meets Cronenberg,” says Elements of Madness. “THE UGLY STEPSISTER is surreal, brilliant, masterfully crafted and one of the best horror movies of the year.”
Special Features:
Disc 1: UHD (Film + Special Features)
Audio Commentary With Director Emilie Blichfeldt And Filmmaker Patrik Syversen
Audio Commentary With Film Critic Meagan Navarro
This Is My Ball – Interview With Emilie Blichfeldt
Generational Trauma – Interview With Actor Lea Myren
Take Up Space – Interview With Actor Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Character And Gore – Interview With Effects Artist Thomas Foldberg
The Beauty Of Ugly – The Effects Of THE UGLY STEPSISTER
A Cinderella Story – Film Critic Kat Hughes On THE UGLY STEPSISTER
Deleted Scene
Emilie Blichfeldt Short Films: HOW DO YOU LIKE MY HAIR? (2013), SARA'S INTIMATE CONFESSIONS (2018)
Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features)
Audio Commentary With Director Emilie Blichfeldt And Filmmaker Patrik Syversen
Audio Commentary With Film Critic Meagan Navarro
This Is My Ball – Interview With Emilie Blichfeldt
Generational Trauma – Interview With Actor Lea Myren
Take Up Space – Interview With Actor Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Character And Gore – Interview With Effects Artist Thomas Foldberg
The Beauty Of Ugly – The Effects Of THE UGLY STEPSISTER
A Cinderella Story – Film Critic Kat Hughes On THE UGLY STEPSISTER
Deleted Scene
Emilie Blichfeldt Short Films: HOW DO YOU LIKE MY HAIR? (2013), SARA'S INTIMATE CONFESSIONS (2018)
Specs:
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: Norwegian 5.1
4K Video: Dolby Vision
English Subtitles
Mixed Region: UHD: A/B/C | Blu-ray: A
Run Time: 109 mins
