Mumun is a very popular woman. After her father rejects the
third marriage proposal for her, she pushes her boyfriend to hurry up. While at
a party, Mumun received an SMS from a debt collector telling her she owns them
50 Million Rupiah – side note: that approximately $5K Australian dollars.
Problem is she never borrowed the money – her identical twin
Mimin did, using her ID.
When Mumum fails to pay back the debt in time, she is
harassed by the boss who also has a crush on her. While attempted to do some
funny business with her, she escapes from his car but is hit and killed by a
truck.
However, as should be tradition in the Muslim father, Hussein
the gravedigger forgets to untie her shroud rope, which would allow her spirit
to enter the afterlife.
Annoyed, and returning to Earth as Pocong – which is a kind
of Muslim zombie – she haunts her attackers until Hussein can help her out.
MY THOUGHTS
Kinda doesn’t really sound funny, right? It sounds a bit
silly – but probably not funny.
A lot of the movie relies on a form of slapstick type humour
– and no doubt a lot of dialogue is lost in the translation, so really there is
no guarantee that the jokes are coming through in English the way they’re
intended
The story itself is quite endearing – Mumun has a lovely
family life and boyfriend and there are scenes where it shows she is well loved
in their village – to the point where her boyfriend calls all her fans “Mumunaholics”
and other kinds of wacky nicknames.
But the film has a bit of a dark side, and a strange violent
streak but those who like comedy horror might not really get into.
Watch the video for my full review
DETAILS
Genre Comedy Horror
Director Rizal Mantovani
Starring Acha Septriasa, Dimas Aditya
Original Title Mamun
Country of Origin Indonesia
Release Date September 1 2022
