
The Wailing of the Maghrib 2
2025

2023
Director
Sidharta Tata
Runtime
104 minutes
Average Rating
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A terror chases the souls of Adi and Saman. Ayu knows the reason as to why they are tormented - a sin committed at the most dangerous time of Maghrib Time. What sin have they committed and what will happen to Adi, Saman, Ayu and their village?
Overall Score
Fair
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks any evidence of non-cisnormative identities. The narrative focuses on a traditional framework of sin and consequence.
Gender Representation
Ayu demonstrates intellectual agency by possessing specialized knowledge regarding the characters' torment. However, her role relative to the male protagonists remains undefined.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The film centers Indonesian identities and localized spiritual anxieties. This approach disrupts the dominance of Western horror tropes by prioritizing non-Western perspectives.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The story reinforces traditionalist values and moral absolutism. It emphasizes respect for spiritual boundaries rather than offering a critique of religious institutions.
Disability Representation
There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the narrative.
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AI Analysis
The film serves as a culturally specific horror piece that prioritizes Indonesian folklore over progressive identity politics. It succeeds in providing a non-Western perspective, moving away from Anglo-Saxon cinematic norms by centering a local village and its specific spiritual fears. However, the narrative architecture appears designed to uphold traditional social and spiritual hierarchies. The central conflict revolves around communal sin and the consequences of transgressing established cultural boundaries, which suggests a reinforcement of traditionalist values rather than a subversion of them. Ultimately, the work functions as a study of communal accountability within a specific cultural context. While it offers ethnic depth, it lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or disability, focusing instead on a traditionalist moral framework.

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