Ritual (2012 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Ritual

| image =

| caption =

| native_name = Modus Anomali

| producer = Gadin Fajriani
Tia Hasibuan
Sheila Timothy
Luki Wanandi

| writer = Joko Anwar

| starring = Rio Dewanto
Hannah Al Rashid
Izzi Isman
Aridh Tritama
Sadha Triyudha
Jose Gamo
Marsha Timothy
Surya Saputra

| music = Bembi Gusti
Aghi Narottama
Gascaro Ramondo

| cinematography = Gunnar Nimpuno

| editing = Arifin Cuunk

| studio =

| distributor = Lifelike Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2012|4|26}}

| country = Indonesia

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Ritual ({{langx|id|Modus Anomali}}) is a 2012 Indonesian psychological thriller film written and directed by Joko Anwar. It stars Rio Dewanto in the lead role and is Anwar's first English-language film.{{Cite web|title=Kenapa "Modus Anomali " Joko Anwar Pakai Bahasa Inggris?|url=https://archive.tabloidbintang.com/film-tv-musik/kabar/53056-kenapa-qmodus-anomali-q-joko-anwar-pakai-bahasa-inggris.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=archive.tabloidbintang.com}} According to Anwar, he made the film in English simply to indicate that it does not take place in Indonesia.{{Cite web|last=Desyana|first=Cornila|date=2012-04-26|title=Film Modus Anomali: 24 Jam yang Absurd|url=https://seleb.tempo.co/read/399794/film-modus-anomali-24-jam-yang-absurd/full&view=ok|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Tempo}}

Synopsis

The film opens with a man (Rio Dewanto) waking up buried in a shallow grave in the middle of a forest with no recollection of what happened to him. He finds hints that he has a family and therefore travels the jungle trying to reunite with his wife and children. However, he soon finds out that he is not alone and there is someone trying to kill him and his family.

Cast

Rio Dewanto as John Evans
Hannah Al Rashid as Woman
Izzi Isman as Girl
Aridh Tritama as Boy
Sadha Triyudha as Older Son
Jose Gamo as Younger Son
Marsha Timothy as Wife
Surya Saputra as Husband

Production

= Development =

Anwar has stated that he first conceived the idea for the film in 2006.{{Cite web|last=VIVA|first=PT VIVA MEDIA BARU-|date=2012-07-27|title=VIDEO: Serunya di Balik Layar 'Modus Anomali'|url=https://www.viva.co.id/arsip/339259-video-serunya-di-balik-layar-modus-anomali|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.viva.co.id|language=id}} According to producer Sheila Timothy, Anwar first shared the story with her in 2009 while making The Forbidden Door, which she also produced through Lifelike Pictures.

= Filming =

Shooting took place in Mount Pancar in Sentul, West Java, across 10 days in November 2011.{{Cite web|last=Media|first=Kompas Cyber|title="Modus Anomali" Ditonton 1200 Orang di AS|url=https://tekno.kompas.com/read/2012/04/02/1548310/Modus.Anomali.Ditonton.1200.Orang.di.AS|access-date=2021-01-27|website=KOMPAS.com|language=id}}

Release

Ritual was released in theaters in Indonesia on 26 April 2012. It was also selected for screening at the 2012 South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, United States.{{Cite web|last=developer|first=medcom id|date=2020-03-24|title=Modus Anomali, dan Tiga Film Produksi Lifelike Pictures Tayang di Netflix|url=https://www.medcom.id/hiburan/film/nN90DMjK-modus-anomali-dan-tiga-film-produksi-lifelike-pictures-tayang-di-netflix|access-date=2021-01-27|website=medcom.id|language=id}}

Reception

The film received mixed reviews upon release. Anton Bitel of Little White Lies gave Ritual a positive review, calling the narrative "disorienting" with an ending that "makes all the disparate elements in the film cohere in an ingenious, unsettling manner".{{Cite web|title=Discover the amnesiac chills of this Alice in Wonderland-esque thriller|url=https://lwlies.com/articles/ritual-dvd-review/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Little White Lies|language=en}} In a lukewarm review, Cornila Desyana of Tempo called the film "absurd" and criticized the lack of dialogues even for the lead character.

John Townsend of Starburst panned the film, saying "Instead of what could have been a taut, tense thriller, Ritual descends into a weary chase movie where you never really care who is chasing whom, or why.{{Cite web|title=RITUAL|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/ritual-review|access-date=2021-01-27|website=STARBURST Magazine|language=en-GB}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result
rowspan="3" \|2012 \|32nd Citra Awards \|Best Sound \|Khikmawan Santosa Yusuf A. Patawari \| {{nom}}
Molins Film Festival \|Best Director \|Joko Anwar \| {{won}}
South by Southwest \|Midnight Audience Award \|Ritual \| {{nom}}
rowspan="2" \|2013 \| rowspan="2" \|Fantasporto \|Orient Express Grand Prize \| rowspan="2" \|Joko Anwar Lifelike Pictures \| {{nom}}
Orient Express Special Jury Award \| {{nom}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

rowspan="3" |2012

|32nd Citra Awards

|Best Sound

|Khikmawan Santosa
Yusuf A. Patawari

| {{nom}}

Molins Film Festival