Director
Joko Anwar
50 years · Medan, Indonesia · 71 films
Joko Anwar (born January 3, 1976 in Medan, Indonesia) is a writer-director who started his career as a journalist and film critic. His works include The Forbidden Door (2009), which received the top prize at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and A Copy of My Mind (2015), which competed at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. His film Satan's Slaves (2017) is one of the highest grossing horror films of all time in Indonesia.
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Filmography 66
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Director, Writer
Beyond the Screen: Reality of Indonesia Film Industry
2026 · Self
sMOTHERed
2025 · Writer, Producer
Love Therapy
2025 · Screenplay
On Amazon Prime Video
The Siege at Thorn High
2025 · Security Guard, Radio Announcer & News Coverage
On Amazon Prime Video
Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic
2024 · Self
Grave Torture
2024 · Editor, Writer
On Netflix
Virgo and the Sparklings
2023 · Producer
Sri Asih
2022 · Writer, Producer
On Plex
Satan's Slaves 2: Communion
2022 · Radio broadcasters / Radio callers / Bus passenger, Writer
On AMC+
A World Without
2021 · Joko Liauw
Tales of the Uncanny
2020 · Self
The Queen of Black Magic
2019 · Writer
Impetigore
2019 · Director, Writer
On AMC+
Gundala
2019 · Director, Writer
On VIX
27 Steps of May
2019 · Opponent Boxer Manager
Ave Maryam
2019 · Father Martin
Fly By Night
2019 · Alan
Newly Rich
2019 · Writer
Reunion Z
2018 · Joko Anwar
Daysleepers
2018 · Tito
My Generation
2017 · Konji's Dad
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Dono Budiono, Writer
On AMC+
The Underdogs
2017 · Papa Ellie