Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- oppressive
- dread-filled
- late night horror viewing
- horror marathon
What sets it apart
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Sri's family remains threatened eight years after her brush with death, making recurrence central to the sequel's premise.
The continuing terror specifically targets Sri's family rather than an isolated individual.
The film's Indonesian setting and explicit black magic, souls, and ghost elements place its terror within an Indonesian occult-horror context.
Sri survives a near-death encounter, but the consequences continue unabated into the present.
Films like Kafir: Gerbang Sukma, and why
The Conjuring
Shared supernatural horror, haunted-family premise, escalating dread, and unresolved spiritual threat.
Satan's Slaves
Shared Indonesian horror tradition, occult forces, family vulnerability, and intimate domestic terror.
Impetigore
Shared ghostly atmosphere, intergenerational trauma, black magic, and mystery-driven horror.
Movie Details
- Director
- Azhar Kinoi Lubis
- Release Date
- 2026-01-29
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (11)
Cast
- Putri Ayudya
- Rangga Azof
- Nadya Arina
- Indah Permatasari
- Asha Assuncao
- Arswendy Bening Swara
- Mutia Datau
- Sujiwo Tejo
- Nova Eliza
- Teddy Syach
Common questions
- What is Kafir: Gerbang Sukma about?
- A survivor's family is pulled back into an eight-year-old supernatural nightmare shaped by ghosts, black magic, and buried terror.
- What is Kafir: Gerbang Sukma like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kafir: Gerbang Sukma as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kafir: Gerbang Sukma violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Kafir: Gerbang Sukma.
- Which films are like Kafir: Gerbang Sukma?
- Films with a similar feel include The Conjuring, Satan's Slaves, and Impetigore.
- How long is Kafir: Gerbang Sukma?
- Kafir: Gerbang Sukma runs 108 minutes.
