DANCING VILLAGE_ THE CURSE BEGINS Trailer (2024) Thriller Movie

DANCING VILLAGE_ THE CURSE BEGINS Trailer (2024) Thriller Movie

DANCING VILLAGE: THE CURSE BEGINS Trailer (2024) Thriller Movie
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"Don't stop dancing." Lionsgate has revealed an official US trailer for horror thriller from Indonesia titled Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, from filmmaker Kimo Stamboel, one half of The Mo Brothers. It's set for release later in April after first opening last week in Indonesia and other South East Asia countries. This village still holds many mysteries… Piece by piece the mystery is revealed, including the terror of the most feared entity, namely, Badarawuhi. A group of students want to do KKN and meet elders. After living in the village for days, one by one the students experience unexpected events. It turns out Mila was chosen by the snake demon to be a dancer in his world. Mila's spirit is trapped in another world, while her body is helpless. Will she become the new "Dawuh", a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life? Starring Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, M. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, & Aming Sugandhi. This has some creepy images in a horror tale about dance.

Official US trailer (+ posters) for Kimo Stamboel's Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, from YouTube:

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins Poster

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins Poster

A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the "Dancing Village," a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito & Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover the village elder has passed away, and the new guardian isn't there. Various strange & eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she tries to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village's safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new "Dawuh," a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life. Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, also known as Badarawuhi di Desa Penari, is directed by Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (half of "The Mo Brothers"), director of Macabre, Killers, Headshot, DreadOut, The Queen of Black Magic, Ivanna, Jailangkung: Sandekala, Sewu Dino, and also the "Blood Curse" series previously. The screenplay is by Lele Laila, from a story by "SimpleMan". Produced by Manoj Punjabi. This opened in Indonesia earlier in April. Lionsgate will debut Dancing Village in select US theaters starting on April 26th, 2024. Who's interested?
ComingSoon has an exclusive Dancing Village The Curse Begins clip for the Indonesian horror prequel.

The clip sees the protagonist, Mila, encounter something supernatural while bathing in an ancient pool. She then struggles to escape it as it suddenly fills with water snakes.

You can watch the exclusive Dancing Village: The Curse Begins clip below.

Exclusive Dancing Village: The Curse Begins Clip

In this horror-thriller, a shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the “Dancing Village,” a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present. Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new “Dawuh,” a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins is directed by Kimo Stamboel and written by Lele Lailia. It’s the prequel to KKN Di Desa Penari, the highest-grossing film in Indonesian history when it was released in 2022.

It stars Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta.

You can see Dancing Village: The Curse Village in theaters on April 26, 2024.