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The Unholy 2

Name: The Unholy 2
Director: Charles Gozali
Released: 2025
Duration: 115 min

Representation Score

4.7/10

Fair

2025

Director

Charles Gozali

Runtime

115 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This film challenges Western cinematic norms by focusing on Indonesian spiritual traditions. It offers authentic representation through its local setting and cast. However, the narrative strictly follows traditional religious and gender roles. It serves as a reaffirmation of conventional values, centered around preserving the nuclear family and religious orthodoxy. While the film delves into complex emotional themes through trauma, it frequently employs established clichés related to mental health and gender roles without challenging them.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Unholy 2 have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on traditional marriage and religious beliefs. Queer narratives or non-cisgender identities are not represented.

How does The Unholy 2 portray gender?

Fair

Azizah's character explores female empowerment through psychological trauma. Her strength is often portrayed through vulnerability and the need for spiritual guidance.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Unholy 2?

Good

The production highlights an Indonesian perspective with a local cast. It breaks Hollywood stereotypes by emphasizing cultural specificity and religious practices.

How does The Unholy 2 represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story emphasizes Islamic spirituality and traditional morality. It upholds conventional religious structures without questioning them.

Does The Unholy 2 include disability representation?

Fair

Mental health issues play a significant role in the emotional storyline. However, psychological instability is used mainly to enhance supernatural elements rather than exploring neurodiversity.

Present on Screen

Offers a non-Western, localized perspective that deviates from Hollywood supernatural clichés.
Includes a high degree of ethnic authenticity through an Indonesian cast and specific religious practices.
Explores intricate emotional stakes through characters dealing with psychological and spiritual trauma.

Limited or Absent

Relies on traditional gender roles where female empowerment is linked to vulnerability and protection.
Uses mental health struggles primarily as a plot device to increase supernatural tension.
Adheres to strict religious orthodoxy without deconstructing or critiquing systemic power dynamics.

Official Synopsis

Ustadz Qodrat now embarks on the next journey to find his wife, Azizah and once again strike the revenge of evil powers.

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