Pocong vs Kuntilanak


Pocong vs Kuntilanak is a 2008 Indonesian horror film, directed and written by David Purnomo, and produced by Zainal Susanto. The main cast consists of Ahmad Zaki, Alia Rosa, and Aldiansyah Taher.

Plot

The film begins during the Dutch colonial era in Indonesia, where we are introduced to Raden Soekotjo’s feelings for Nyi Soroh. As the story opens, Raden is on his way to Nyi’s house to confess his love to her. However, she has already fallen in love with and married a Dutch sea captain named Von Klingen. Enraged by this revelation, Raden kills Nyi, an act that awakens her family’s Kuntilanak spirit guardian.
Raden then sets out to confront Von Klingen, but is horrified to discover that the Kuntilanak is now hunting him. He attempts to escape, but the Kuntilanak ultimately kills him. Before his death, Raden instructs one of his relatives not to untie the rope around his pocong burial shroud, as doing so would allow him to become a Pocong spirit. Over the generations, both the Soekotjo and Von Klingen families become embroiled in a supernatural feud between their respective guardians, the Pocong and the Kuntilanak. Eventually, the narrative shifts to the present day, focusing on the youngest generation: Marcell Soekotjo and Vonny Von Klingen. Vonny is revealed to be a high-school student with two best friends, Bi and Noo. Noo is in a relationship with Sa, whose own best friend is Big, a tattoo artist. It is also revealed that Big’s employer is none other than Marcell Soekotjo, the descendant of Raden Soekotjo. After the girls visit Big and Marcell at the tattoo parlour, they later go to Vonny’s house, where under Sa's influence, they decide to summon a Pocong spirit.
Meanwhile, the Kuntilanak, realising that Vonny is its new host, travels to her home in order to protect her from harm. When the Kuntilanak finally appears, it terrifies the group of friends so much that they desperately call upon the Pocong for help. When the Pocong arrives, it manages to drive the Kuntilanak away temporarily, but not before officially reigniting the ancient family feud.
Following this encounter, Vonny seeks out her grandmother for answers and learns that unless she agrees to accept the Kuntilanak and learns to control it, the spirit will continue its violent rampage. Eventually, the Pocong possesses Marcell and uses his body to confront the Kuntilanak in a direct battle. When they meet Marcell’s mother, Agnes, she reveals that the only way to end the cursed feud is for Vonny to marry Marcell.
Moved by her deep affection for Marcell, which has developed throughout the film, Vonny agrees and accepts the ring. The rope binding the Pocong is then untied, ending its control over Marcell. The Kuntilanak disappears, and Vonny and her family are finally freed from the threat posed by the Soekotjo family and the supernatural conflict.

Cast

  • Ahmed Zaki
  • Allya Rossa
  • Aldiansyah Taher
  • Ikhasan Samiaji
  • Puspita Diana
  • Amanda Faried