Jalan Pulang [Movie Review]

Jalan Pulang [Movie Review] | It seems like Indonesia just dropped a bunch of horror movies on Netflix.

Perhaps because it is Halloween season. 

SYNOPSIS

Jalan Pulang (2025) Trivia

• Starring: Luna Maya, Shareefa Daanish, Sujiwo Tejo, Taskya Namya, Teuku Rifnu Wikana, Jajang C. Noer, Kiki Narendra, Ruth Marini & Saskia Chadwick
• Director: Jeropoint
• Producer: Agung Saputra
• Production Company: Leo Pictures, Legacy Pictures, Anami Films & SL23

• Distributed by: GSC Movies & Suraya Films
• Release date: June 19, 2025
• Running time: 97 minutes
• Rating: MA
• Country: Indonesia
• Language: Indonesian
• IMDb: 5.8/ 10
• Tomatometer: NA
• Metascore: NA
• Jeropoint's directorial debut.  
• The film drew over 1 million viewers in its first week, a stunning debut for Indonesian horror. 
• The film’s script took 18 months to develop, with 70% of its 38-day shoot deep in Yogyakarta’s mystical Hutan Pronosutan forest, immersed in authentic Javanese-Sundanese rituals.

Still mourning the mysterious death of her husband, Edward, Lastini finds herself facing another unimaginable nightmare. Her daughter, Arum, suddenly falls gravely ill. No doctor can explain her symptoms. No medicine works. The more time passes, the clearer it becomes: this is not a sickness of the body, but of the soul. Something dark and unseen has taken hold of Arum.

Desperate and running out of time, Lastini learns of a chilling prophecy. If Arum is not cured before her birthday, which falls on a leap year, her soul will be lost forever. 

Driven by a mother’s unconditional love and fear of losing another loved one, Lastini embarks on a perilous journey across Java with her two other children, Lia and Rama.

Their journey takes them through remote villages, sacred mountains, and shadowed forests, seeking help from shamans and keepers of ancient wisdom who may hold the key to saving Arum. But every step closer to salvation brings new horrors. They are stalked by unseen entities, tested by despair and haunted by their own grief.

What begins as a quest for healing soon turns into a battle for survival and for truth. In the depths of the supernatural, Lastini discovers shocking secrets that unravel everything she thought she knew about her family, her late husband and the sinister force consuming her daughter.

Amid the darkness, a mother’s love becomes her greatest weapon, guiding her through fear and uncertainty as she fights to reclaim her daughter’s soul. The date draws near and the veil between worlds grows thin. It seems Lastini is almost out of time. 

Can love truly conquer what lurks beyond the unseen?

MY REVIEW

What I Like:  

• Wonderful performance by the cast.
• It is always good to learn other cultures.

What I Don't Like:

• Almost lost its focus midway.

Will I Watch It Again: Yes, I don't mind watching it again.

Overall: 4.2/ 5.0

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