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KKN di Desa Penari

Directed by Awi Suryadi · 2022 ·

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Answer Summary: Is KKN di Desa Penari worth watching?

KKN di Desa Penari (2022) earns a 74% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Audiences (85%) responded more warmly than critics (78%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for KKN di Desa Penari?

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

74%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-source breakdown

78% Critic Score
85% Audience
★★★☆☆ Letterboxd 3.4
6.3 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 1m
Cast
Aulia Sarah , Keisha Ayu , Lulu Tobing , Yudha Kresna
Where to watch in Indonesia
Disney+

Where to watch in Indonesia

  • Disney+

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (78%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (85%).
  • Celluloid Score 74% averages these 4 public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Fans of Horror

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is KKN di Desa Penari worth watching?

Yes — KKN di Desa Penari earns a 74% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Indonesia's highest-grossing domestic film turned a viral Twitter thread into a crowd-pleasing folk horror — jump-scare efficient, culturally rooted, and a watershed moment for local genre cinema at the box office.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (85%) responded more warmly than critics (78%).

What is KKN di Desa Penari about?

A university community-service group arrives in a remote Javanese village where nightly dance rituals and strict taboos mask a supernatural debt. As students vanish one by one, the survivors uncover a pact between the hamlet and a vengeful entity that demands tribute in flesh and obedience.

Critic Reviews

critic KKN di Desa Penari

KKN di Desa Penari (2022) Review: Indonesia's Viral Folk Horror Phenomenon

Awi Suryadi turned a Twitter thread into Indonesia's highest-grossing film — 78% critics, 85% audiences, and jump scares rooted in Javanese ritual that still haunt local cinema.

Recommended [Indonesia](/country/indonesia/) horror on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — crowd-pleasing folk dread with genuine cultural bite.

Dr. Amara Okonkwo World Cinema Editor

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