A successful sculptor whose life run by domineering wife and mother discovers a secret organization in which members can watch the lives of most dysfunctional, depraved families in the town which are fed from hidden cameras. When he stumbles upon a channel showing a little boy who’s being viciously abused by his parents, he tries to find the kid to save him. But his quest leads him back to a secret door in his own house that could be the answer to many puzzles.

Quote:
“The Forbidden Door” would make Hitchcock and Almodovar proud. Its protagonist, a sculptor who is both inspired and haunted by female reproduction, becomes hooked on a warped reality show that unlocks childhood secrets behind the ‘forbidden door’ in his own home. Joko Anwar accessorizes his creepy suspense-horror with a dazzling array of auteur-homage, Freudian psychobabble, swanky art direction and a mellow ’50s jazz score. So despite the Byzantine plot and child abuse scenes that border on exploitive, film buffs and genre fans will be irresistibly seduced by the style rather than the questionable substance. – The Hollywood Reporter

The.Forbidden.Door.2009.BDRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

General
Container: Matroska
Runtime: 1 h 54 min
Size: 2.74 GiB
Video
Codec: x264
Resolution: 1024x554 
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Bit rate: 3 000 kb/s
BPP: 0.221
Audio
#1: Indonesian 2.0ch AC-3 @ 224 kb/s
#2: English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s (Commentary with Joko Anwar)

https://nitro.download/view/655CF4794BC3D32/The.Forbidden.Door.2009.BDRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Indonesian
Subtitles:English

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Synopsis:
Joni (Nicholas Saputra) is obsessed with film, and he’s not the only one, as he points out in a pre-credit sequence, in which we hear various Jakarta residents comparing their own lives to the movies that they love. Joni has made the movies his life, even if it’s just as a delivery man, using his motorbike to bring film reels from one theater in the city to the next, so that the canny exhibitors can save money on prints. Joni prides himself on always getting to his destination in time for the reel changes, so the screenings aren’t interrupted. He knows every type of filmgoer, and gives us a rundown. One day, he sees a beautiful young woman (Mariana Renata) entering the theater with her arrogant film-snob date, Otto (Surya Saputra). Joni is immediately smitten, and when he has an opportunity, gets up the nerve to speak to her. She propositions him. If he gets the second half of the film she’s seeing to the theater in time for the reel change, she’ll tell him her name. Joni happily agrees, but the entire city seems to conspire against him on this day. First, he stops to help a blind man cross the road, and his bike is stolen. That’s just the beginning of his troubles, as he’s forced to chase down thieves, help a woman give birth, and even audition for a rock band, all in an effort to do his job, and speak to a pretty girl, who may or may not have a boyfriend. Janji Joni marks the feature debut of writer/director Joko Anwar. It features a cameo (as a movie critic) by producer Nia Di Nata, the writer/director of Arisan! The film had its U.S. premiere at the 2005 Asian American International Film Festival

Janji.Joni.2005.DVDRip.x264.AC3.mkv
General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 26 min
Size: 	1.60 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	704x440 ~> 751x440
Aspect ratio:  	1.707
Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
Bit rate: 	1 939 kb/s
BPP: 	0.261
Audio
#1:  	Indonesian 5.1ch AC-3 @ 640 kb/s
#2:  	Indonesian 2.0ch AC-3 @ 160 kb/s (Commentary by Joko Anwar and Nia Dinata)

Includes DVD Commentary by writer/director Joko Anwar and produce Nia Dinata and the following DVD Extras:

1. The Making of Janji Joni (with English Subtitles)
2. Trailer
3. White Shoes - Senandung Maaf (Music Video)
4. The Adams - Konservatif (Music Video)
5. Teaser

https://nitro.download/view/3206FCAD4F1FE41/Janji.Joni.2005.DVDRip.x264.AC3.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/1602B2948184587/Janji.Joni.Extras.rar

Language(s):Indonesian
Subtitles:English

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