Halloween Flicks Pt. 2
Four more classic horror films that are entertaining even if occasionally absurd.
Jakarta Sunless
Jakarta, 2045, a world without the sun. On her younger sister’s birthday, Jenas, a hydroponic farmer finally wins a raffle prize—AlfaSur, an artificial sun capable of curing the illness afflicting her sister, Athira. Jenas has to go to the Luminos clinic to get the AlfaSur. While out selling vegetables, she discovers that the AlfaSur might be linked to the death of one of her customers. Driven by saving her dying sister, Jenas decides to go anyway. even though there might be danger lurking behind her win.
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Jakarta, 2045, a world without the sun. On her younger sister’s birthday, Jenas, a hydroponic farmer finally wins a raffle prize—AlfaSur, an artificial sun capable of curing the illness afflicting her sister, Athira. Jenas has to go to the Luminos clinic to get the AlfaSur. While out selling vegetables, she discovers that the AlfaSur might be linked to the death of one of her customers. Driven by saving her dying sister, Jenas decides to go anyway. even though there might be danger lurking behind her win.
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Genre:Science Fiction, Drama
Written By:M. Ismael Romadhona, Harashta, Nosa Normanda
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Runtime:22 minutes
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