Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night horror
- rainy night viewing
What critics said
Available audience reception is favorable, although the rating sample is limited and no broad critical consensus is available.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on a Malaysian village, a shadow puppet master, and demons tied to local cultural traditions.
Pak Lee is a famed shadow puppet master whose artistic history is directly connected to the returning supernatural threat.
A man-eating crocodile terrorizes the village and provides the film's central physical threat.
The arrival of Dewi awakens old demons that Pak Lee has attempted to keep hidden.
Films like Kulit Wayang, and why
Impetigore
shared folk horror atmosphere, village superstition, and supernatural reckoning
The Medium
shared Southeast Asian setting, occult dread, and spiritually charged family secrets
The Wailing
shared rural folklore, escalating supernatural terror, and communal paranoia
Movie Details
- Director
- Dain Said
- Release Date
- 2025-05-01
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Fattah Amin
- Pekin Ibrahim
- Jenna Kamaratih
- Reynavenzka
- Amanda Ang
- Ezzaty Abdullah
- Wan Zulkifly
- Zul Zamir
Common questions
- What is Kulit Wayang about?
- A reclusive Malaysian shadow-puppet master confronts a man-eating crocodile and the buried demons awakened by a mysterious Indonesian girl.
- What is Kulit Wayang like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kulit Wayang as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Kulit Wayang violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Kulit Wayang as moderate.
- What did critics think of Kulit Wayang?
- Available audience reception is favorable, although the rating sample is limited and no broad critical consensus is available.
- Which films are like Kulit Wayang?
- Films with a similar feel include Impetigore, The Medium, and The Wailing.
- How long is Kulit Wayang?
- Kulit Wayang runs 99 minutes.
