Biography
Joko Anwar (born January 3, 1976 in Medan, Indonesia) is a writer-director who started his career as a journalist and film critic. His works include "The Forbidden Door" (2009), which received the top prize at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and "A Copy of My Mind" (2015), which competed at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. His film "Satan's Slaves" (2017) was the highest grossing horror of all time in Indonesia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Love Therapy
2025
Screenplay
Martin and Dara have lost intimacy after 17 years of marriage. In confusion, they decide to try sexual therapy, hoping to rekindle their connection. B...

The Siege at Thorn High
2025
as Security / Radio Announcer / News Coverage
Edwin promised to his sister on her death bed to find her son she gave up long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in D...

The Siege at Thorn High
2025
Director, Producer, Writer
Edwin promised to his sister on her death bed to find her son she gave up long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in D...

Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic
2024
as Self
A documentary about Suzzanna, "the Queen of Indonesian horror" - an actress who starred in many of the country's most iconic and beloved horror pictur...

Grave Torture
2024
Executive Producer, Editor, Director
When a violent act kills her parents, Sita vows to debunk the idea of supernatural torment after death — a fixation that leads her on a dark quest.

Virgo and the Sparklings
2023
Producer
Riani, a teenager who is forced to reveal her hidden powers when several mysterious cases occur and turn the city into chaos.

Sri Asih
2022
Writer, Producer
Alana discover the truth about her origin: she’s not an ordinary human being. She may be the gift for humanity and become its protector as Sri Asih. O...

Satan's Slaves 2: Communion
2022
as Radio announcer / Radio caller / Bus passenger
After moving from their home to an apartment building, a new terror awaits Rini’s family.

Satan's Slaves 2: Communion
2022
Director, Writer
After moving from their home to an apartment building, a new terror awaits Rini’s family.

A World Without
2021
as Joko Liauw
Founded by the power couple, Ali and Sofia Khan, The Light is a training center that claims to be a self-betterment organization, focused on helping y...

Tales of the Uncanny
2020
as Self
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

The Queen of Black Magic
2019
Writer
Families were terrorized at the orphanage. Someone wants them dead, apparently with black magic that is very deadly. She has a grudge and she was also...

Impetigore
2019
Director, Writer
A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove t...

Gundala
2019
Director, Writer
Sancaka has lived on the streets since his parents left him. Living a hard life, Sancaka survives by thinking about his own safety. When the condition...

27 Steps of May
2019
as Opponent Boxer Manager
Eight years ago, 14 year old May was raped by a group of men. May’s father is devastated, blaming himself for not being able to keep his daughter safe...

Ave Maryam
2019
as Martin
A devoted nun who cares for her elder sisters must choose between upholding her vows or pursuing her forbidden feelings for a fascinating pastor.

Fly By Night
2019
as Alan
Unfolding the life of a taxi driver that uses his services as a front for extortion rackets and other criminal activities. When his hot-headed younger...

Folklore: A Mother's Love
2019
Director, Writer
A single mother and her young son discover a group of dirty and underfed children living in a mansion's attic. Upon saving them and returning them to ...

Newly Rich
2019
Writer
Three siblings and their mother discover delights — and downsides — of sudden wealth when their father dies and his secret fortune is revealed.

Reunion Z
2018
as Joko Anwar
A B-list actor reconnects with his high school bandmates at a reunion that soon unravels when a group of attendants turns into zombies.

Daysleepers
2018
as Tito
It tells the story of two people who choose to live on slightly different frequencies from other people. Andrea (Dinda Kanyadewi) has a unique and hig...

My Generation
2017
as Konji's Dad
Four high school friends must face the consequences of their video critics after the principal forbid them to have their annual vacation.

Satan's Slaves
2017
as Dono Budiono
After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for three years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.

Satan's Slaves
2017
Writer, Director
After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for three years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.

The Underdogs
2017
as Papa Ellie
A group of four friends decide to try and become Youtubers stars to overcome their unpopularity. Their differences put a strain on their friendship.

Jalanin Aja
2017
Director
The incredible journey when 4 best friends meet up for a promise thing.

Filosofi Kopi 2: Ben & Jody
2017
After starting their traveling coffee business, friends Ben and Jody reopen their shop in Jakarta, where new opportunities and challenges begin to bre...

Stip & Pensil
2017
Writer
Toni, Aghi, Bubu, and Saras get the task of making essays. They create a free school for street children but they chose to earn money than learn.

Galih & Ratna
2017
as Pak Dedi
Two teenagers face demands from their families that do not care about what they want. They only have each other to encourage and pursue their dreams.

Don't Blink
2016
Director
A woman has to stay awake.

Art Through Our Eyes
2016
Director
As an omnibus of short films, Art Through Our Eyes is inspired by the art collection found at the National Gallery Singapore. Each of the five directo...

Jenny
2016
Director
A woman gets challenged from a child to play Bloody Mary.

Three Sassy Sisters
2016
as Taxi Driver
A musical drama inspired by the 1956 classic, Tiga Dara. It tells the story of three sisters—Gendis, Ella, and Bebe—who live with their father and gra...

A Copy of My Mind
2016
Director, Screenplay
The new romance between a beauty salon worker and a subtitle writer for pirated DVDs gets pulled into danger when they view a forbidden recording.

Nay
2015
as Pram (voice)
Nay, who's pregnant for about 11 weeks now, has to face life's adversities and the true nature of the people around her: her boyfriend Ben, her manage...

Filosofi Kopi
2015
as Debt Collector
The level-headed owner of a struggling coffee shop finds his future at risk when his partner -- a talented but cocky barista -- makes a major bet.

Melancholy Is a Movement
2015
as Joko
A lost and disillusioned film director finds himself stuck in creative limbo. A way out presents itself in the form of a peculiar film project.

Before the Morning Repeated
2014
as Anggota DPR
Yan (55) is an honest government official. His wife, Rachel (55) is a philosophy professor at a leading university. They have three children who are v...

1000 Balon
2013
as Polisi 1
A film created and shot by 50 children, about an adventure to find a hidden treasure.

The New Found
2013
Director, Writer
A man with a childhood heartbreak needs to learn to unleash himself free of his past, for a woman who loves him. Through the small events during a man...
3Sum
2013
as Ali Ferzat
3Sum like as omnibus films about love, life and death and action, thriller dan drama genres.

Mika
2013
as Dentist
This film is an adaptation of the novel written by Indi. The story begin when Indi (Velove Vexia), who suffered from scoliosis, her activities became ...

Demi Ucok
2013
as Produser Hantu
Mak Gondut wants her daughter to marry a nice Batak man, but Gloria has other plans—pursuing her dream of filmmaking while racing against time to fund...

Fresh To Move On
2012
Director, Writer
A girl tries to 'move on' from a devastating break up with her ex, by practicing “7 Steps to Move On” with the help of her best friend.

Durable Love
2012
Director, Writer
A single independent girl met a cute geek who managed to steal her heart. After they started dating, though, she realized she had to put an effort to ...

Grave Torture
2012
Director, Writer, Editor
Mourning the death of his serial killer father, a boy enters his dad's casket and soon finds himself buried alive.

Suncatchers
2012
Director, Writer
Two young siblings starts a small business -- selling rays of sun.

Ritual
2012
Director, Writer
A father on vacation wakes up separated from his family and races through the woods to find them.

Parts of the Heart
2012
as Peter Umur 36 Tahun
8 stories about Peter, a gay man living in Jakarta from the age of 10 to 40 and his experiences with love that help to shape the man he is today.

Langit Biru
2011
as Mr. Tiko
Three first year junior high school teenagers lives closely in a housing complex since childhood.

Madame X
2010
as Aline
Threatened by Kanjeng Badai and his militant and homophobic political party, a country's safety depends on Adam, a hairdresser.

Macabre
2009
as Yuppie #3
Six friends are captured and tortured by a murderous family after giving a ride home to a desperate stranger.

Sing to the Dawn
2009
as Ubay (voice)
Dawan is a young village girl who harbours the dream of getting out of her village in the lure of the bright lights in the big city, and to do so, has...

The Forbidden Door
2009
Director, Screenplay
A successful sculptor's life is turned upside down when he starts to receive mysterious messages from someone asking for his help. As he digs deeper, ...

La Promesse
2009
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
A young woman probes her boyfriend after he didn't show up at dinner with her family, and can't decide if he's lying or telling the truth. Spontaneou...

Love Potpourri
2008
as Sutradara Film
Eight stories are interwoven including the story of a child who works hard just to get a bottle of clean water and a pair of roller skates. Then there...

Because of Soccer
2008
as Interrogator
After losing a World Cup bet, two hapless buddies must use their wits to pay off their debt to a big Jakarta bookie.

Fiction.
2008
Screenplay
When a sheltered young woman becomes enamored with a struggling writer, she goes to great lengths to become involved in his creative process.

Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly
2008
as Yahya
Linda is a young woman of Chinese heritage whose mother converted to Christianity after gaining some fame as a badminton player. Her friend Cahyono is...

Love
2008
as Arya
Love is a 2008 Indonesian anthology romance film directed by Kabir Bhatia as a remake of the 2006 film Cinta . In Jakarta, five couples of varying ag...

Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet!
2007
as Bos
Adjeng lives alone in an apartment paid for by her boyfriend, a rich businessman. A writer of children's stories, she wishes to write short stories fo...

Quickie Express
2007
Screenplay
Jojo is an unemployed. He decides to become a gigolo for an escort company. Everything works smoothly until he falls in love with a medical student.

Dead Time
2007
Director, Writer
A police and a journalist uncover series of murders that lead into one problem: A treasure many parties were fighting for and caused many casualties.

Jakarta Undercover
2007
Screenplay
After accidently killing her temperamental father in order to save her mom from his abuse, Viki flees from Medan to Jakarta with her autistic brother,...

The Lost Suitcase
2006
Yahya, a low-class employee, finds a suitcase on an empty street. The suitcase is suspected to contain robbed money from a bank. This results in every...

Love for Share
2006
as The Producer
Three women from three different social, economic, and ethnic groups discuss their lives in polygamous household.

Joni's Promise
2005
Director, Writer
A film delivery man promises a beautiful young woman to deliver a film reel on time to a movie theater, but the the whole city seems to conspire again...

The Gathering
2003
as Restaurant Manager
Between divorce, bad relationships and coming out as gay, a group of affluent friends realize that none of their lives are as easy as they seem.

The Gathering
2003
Screenplay, First Assistant Director
Between divorce, bad relationships and coming out as gay, a group of affluent friends realize that none of their lives are as easy as they seem.

The Stringless Violin
2003
Second Assistant Director, Script Supervisor, Publicist
A woman with a dark past dedicates herself to taking care of multi-handicapped children. When a young musician comes into her life, she is forced to f...
PS:O
N/A
Director, Writer
A prequel to the Satan's Slaves (2017) and the third installment of Satan's Slaves franchise.

Gundala Putra Petir
N/A
Director
The Sequel of Gundala (2019)

Patriot
N/A
Creative Producer
The First Bumilangit Cinematic Universe Team-Up Movie

Godam & Tira
N/A
Creative Producer

The Blind of the Phantom Cave
N/A
Creative Producer

Mandala: Golok Setan
N/A
Creative Producer

Ghost In The Cell
N/A
Director, Writer, Producer

Mighty Like Water
N/A
Director, Writer, Producer

Smothered
N/A
Writer, Producer, Editor
After surviving an accident, Alif, a micro-painting artist, is told by his doctor that his memory hasn’t fully recovered. When a woman claiming to be ...
Untitled Joko Anwar Horror Movie
N/A
Director, Producer, Writer