Naeim Ghalili & Amir Muhammad's SUSUK, w/ Diana Rafar, Ida Nerina, Adlin Aman Ramlie, Gambit, Sofia
The official website for Naeim Ghalili and Amir Muhammad's Malaysian horror movie Susuk is online, and there are four downloadable production diary videos (as well as three "teaser postcards") for the movie on that site.
Susuk stars Diana Rafar as Soraya, Ida Nerina as Suzana, Adlin Aman Ramlie (a.k.a. Adlin Aman Ramlee) as Dukun Dewangga, Gambit as Kamal, Sofia Jane as Mona, Aleeza Kassim as Rozana, Wan Hanafi Su as Effendi, Hairie Othman as Farish, Tengku Marina as Aini, Chew Kin Wah as Lee, Anne Andullah as Sasha, Noorkhiriah as Mastura, Liza Othman as Aliya, and Baizura Kahar as Marcella. It features special appearances by Jacklyn Victor, Waheeda, Yasmin Ahmad, David Teo, Sharifah Aleya, Susan Lankaster, Sofi Jikan, Tony Eusoff, and Ramona Rahman.
Below are an introduction and a synopsis for Susuk from the official website for the movie.
Introduction:
su·suk (n)
1. Form; shape; frame.
2. The forbidden practice of inserting and embedding foreign objects such as gold, silver, and diamonds under a person's skin in order to increase the person's allure. The wearer will have to respect a few taboos for this magical spell to work, failing which the consequences will be dire. There is also a dangerous variant called susuk keramat which most likely is no longer practiced today.
Synopsis:
Beauty has a price. Soraya is a young trainee nurse who is starting to feel disaffected by her life. A chance introduction to the world of glamour piques her earlier ambition to be a star. She does not succeed at first, but she is told that the forbidden practice of susuk can help. She has to make a choice whether to stay the way she is, or cross the line.... Meanwhile, Suzana is a prominent diva with an air of mystery. She has long been a practitioner of the black arts due to her use of the extreme susuk keramat. Every time she violates a taboo, a human life is required. We follow the eventful lives of these two women until we get to the true secret of this dreaded charm.
Susuk production diary video #1 (downloadable 1.2 MB WMV file)
Susuk production diary video #2 (downloadable 1.1 MB WMV file)
Susuk production diary video #3 (downloadable 1.5 MB WMV file)
Susuk production diary video #4 (downloadable 800 KB WMV file)
Susuk teaser postcard #1 (see above left - 128 KB JPEG version)
Susuk teaser postcard #2 (172 KB JPEG)
Susuk teaser postcard #3 (116 KB JPEG)
Susuk official website
