Sleep Call

Sleep Call is an Indonesian psychological thriller that successfully delivers a dark, quiet, and emotionally tense atmosphere. The film explores the loneliness of modern individuals and their reliance on the digital world for comfort. The lead performance is powerful and authentic, allowing viewers to deeply feel the character's confusion, emptiness, and entrapment.

The cinematography perfectly supports the story's tone. Cold colors and minimal lighting enhance the sense of isolation and discomfort. The director skillfully builds tension slowly but surely, making it hard for the audience to look away, despite the film's calm pacing.

Minimal but meaningful dialogues strengthen character development, and the use of sound elements creates tension effectively without being over the top. The themes are very relevant, especially in the context of social media, privacy, and mental health. However, the slightly slow rhythm and some repetition in scenes prevent it from being flawless.

Still, Sleep Call is a bold film that offers something fresh amidst the common horror or drama themes in Indonesian cinema. I give it a score of 8 out of 10 because it creates a strong emotional experience, touches on real social issues, and maintains high technical quality.

This movie is without a doubt one of the best movie in 2023 ! The story is somehow very generic yet very entertaining and happened to be the description of what's going on in indonesia's society lately. A smart story with a very talented actor. Laura Basuki , her acting is out of the box ! Very relatable and reliable , easy for me say she's one one of the best actress . This is my first time watch her performance and i really need more of her . She deserve an "oscar". No need a cup of coffee to enjoy this movie ! You will be wide awake just because of the story line and it's actors ! All other actors are very supportive to the presence of Laura as the main character. She is a STAR .