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Impetigore Review (2019) — 78% Celluloid Score

Directed by Joko Anwar · 2019 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Impetigore worth watching?

Impetigore (2019) earns a 78% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (90%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (76%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Impetigore?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

78%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

90% Critic Score
76% Audience
78 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.8
6.9 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 46m
Cast
Arawinda Kirana , Marissa Anita , Tika Bravani , Yasamin Jasem
Where to watch in Indonesia
Netflix

🏆 1 award win · 1 nomination — Won Best Original Screenplay, Citra Awards 2020

Where to watch in Indonesia

  • Netflix

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (90% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (76%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (78/100).
  • Celluloid Score 78% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded horror, thriller pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is Impetigore worth watching?

    Yes — Impetigore earns a 78% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Joko Anwar's blood-soaked follow-up to Satan's Slaves won international acclaim for its unflinching folk horror — visceral, politically charged, and proof that Indonesian genre cinema could compete at Rotterdam and beyond.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (90%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (76%).

    What is Impetigore about?

    A struggling Jakarta designer inherits a house in a remote village and discovers her family's link to a slaughterhouse curse that feeds on outsiders. Folk horror meets class rage as ancestral sins surface through ritual violence and a community that treats newcomers as livestock.

    Critic Reviews

    critic Impetigore

    Impetigore (2019) Review: Joko Anwar's Blood-Soaked Folk Horror

    Joko Anwar's Perempuan Tanah Jahanam conquered Rotterdam and Shudder — 90% critics, visceral folk horror, and class rage sharpened to a slaughterhouse edge.

    Essential [Indonesia](/country/indonesia/) folk horror on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — Joko Anwar at his most uncompromising.

    Kaiser Khan Asia-Pacific Critic

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