‘Dancing Village: The Curse Begins’ – Headline-Making Indonesian Horror Movie Finds a Home at Lionsgate

Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (Macabre, Headshot, The Queen of Black Magic) is back in the director’s chair for MD Pictures’ Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari (aka Dancing Village: The Curse Begins), a prequel to the record-breaking hit KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village that will be the first production in Southeast Asia to be filmed with IMAX-certified digital cameras.

Ahead of the film’s wide IMAX release across Indonesia, which begins April 10, Deadline has announced this morning that Lionsgate has scooped up the domestic rights.

“This collaboration represents a leap forward for the Indonesian movie industry on the global stage. We believe that entertainment transcends language and cultural barriers, and we are confident that through this partnership we will be able to showcase the richness of Indonesian culture to the American audience and beyond,” said Manoj Punjabi, CEO and founder of MD Pictures.

“With this exciting collaboration with MD Pictures, we are breaking ground by releasing our first Indonesian film, proving our continued commitment to visionary filmmaking on a global scale,” said Helen Lee-Kim, President of the International Motion Picture Group at Lionsgate. “We are thrilled to be partners with Manoj and MD Pictures on this film and excited to celebrate its release.”

“The film is again set in a remote Indonesian village where a mysterious local entity is terrorizing the local population,” Deadline had recently noted in a previous report.

Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata and Claresta Taufan star.

KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village is the highest grossing film in Indonesian box office history. You can watch the trailer for that movie below. Stay tuned for more from the prequel.