
Our House
2025

2023
Director
Hadrah Daeng Ratu
Runtime
100 minutes
Average Rating
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Irma falls in love with Galang, her cousin who already has a wife and children. Irma is very obsessed and wants to be the only woman in Galang's life. Irma comes to the shaman to send black magic to Galang's wife. Since then terror and mystical disturbances, possession and death have occurred in Galang's house. However, the threat also targeted Irma herself.
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film centers on heteronormative romantic obsession and marital infidelity. There are no depictions of non-cisnormative identities or narratives that critique traditional romantic structures.
Gender Representation
Irma drives the plot through her proactive, albeit destructive, use of black magic. However, the film reinforces tropes of the obsessed woman and keeps conflict within the domestic sphere.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
As an Indonesian production, the film offers a non-Western perspective on horror. It utilizes local cultural aesthetics and spiritual frameworks, providing an alternative to Anglo-centric cinematic tropes.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The narrative is deeply embedded in Islamic mysticism and black magic. It uses religious elements as a plot mechanism rather than critiquing spiritual institutions or secularism.
Disability Representation
There is no evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the narrative or character descriptions.
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AI Analysis
Sijjin is a localized supernatural horror that focuses on the destructive consequences of individual obsession. The story relies heavily on traditional social hierarchies and religious frameworks to drive its tension and moral consequences. While the film provides a meaningful departure from Western-centric horror by centering an Indonesian perspective, it does not attempt to deconstruct social institutions. Instead, it operates within a conventional domestic and spiritual context. The narrative prioritizes interpersonal conflict and the mechanics of supernatural retribution over progressive social commentary or the representation of marginalized identities.

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