Lentera Merah

Lentera Merah (2006)

The Truth Must Be Revealed...

An employee of Lentera Merah, the campus newspaper of the University of Indonesia, is found dead in the office with the number '65' written in blood. Meanwhile, five students compete for a position at the publication.

Date of release
2006-05-24
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Drama
Director
Hanung Bramantyo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Indonesia

Lentera Merah is a 2006 Indonesian horror film directed by Hanung Bramantyo.

Production

Lentera Merah had a screenplay by Gina S. Noer. According to Evi Mariani of The Jakarta Post, the title is reminiscent of Soe Hok Gie's history of the Indonesian Communist Party, Di Bawah Lentera Merah (Beneath the Red Lantern).

Lentera Merah was directed by Hanung Bramantyo, a Yogyakarta-born director educated in Muhammadiyah schools in Yogyakarta. As his birthday fell the day after the anniversary of the 30 September Movement, suspected to have been led by communists, Bramantyo had long been interested in communism. His first short film, Tlutur, dealt with the party.

The film had a low budget but spent Rp. 15-20 million (US$2,000-2,500) for the make-up of one actor.

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