Pemuja
A financially strained family retreats to an ancestral village house, where depression, ritual healing, and a shifting identity become entangled in supernatural dread.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- oppressive
- melancholic
- late night horror
- rainy day
What critics said
The available audience rating suggests a mildly positive response to this Malaysian supernatural horror film, though critical consensus is limited.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Qistina, Aqil, and Laila relocate to Qistina's late father's ancestral home, where unexplained incidents begin.
Qistina's depression and trauma lead Aqil to interpret her experiences as hallucinations before her behaviour changes.
Villager Pak Erman directs Qistina to Dukun Sharifah, whose healing ritual temporarily restores normality.
Aqil's startup ambitions and Qistina's authorship contrast with the ancestral home's village setting and shamanic intervention.
Films like Pemuja, and why
The Others
shared haunted-house horror, family trauma, psychological uncertainty, and escalating supernatural dread
Hereditary
shared domestic horror, grief-driven unease, inherited family secrets, and spiritual threat
Satan's Slaves
shared southeast asian supernatural horror, village spirituality, family peril, and ritual confrontation
Movie Details
- Director
- Azmir Affandi
- Release Date
- 2026-01-22
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Qi Razali
- Yasmin Hani
- Maria Farida
- Namron
- Hilal Azman
- Nafiz Anuar
- Rhea Ervina
Common questions
- What is Pemuja about?
- A financially strained family retreats to an ancestral village house, where depression, ritual healing, and a shifting identity become entangled in supernatural dread.
- What is Pemuja like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pemuja as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pemuja violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Pemuja as mild.
- What did critics think of Pemuja?
- The available audience rating suggests a mildly positive response to this Malaysian supernatural horror film, though critical consensus is limited.
- Which films are like Pemuja?
- Films with a similar feel include The Others, Hereditary, and Satan's Slaves.
- How long is Pemuja?
- Pemuja runs 92 minutes.
