Qorin – Netflix Review
-
Loading... - Nabil Sung
- 26 Apr 2023
- 69 Views
- 0 Like
- 0 Comment
QORIN on Netflix is a new horror movie from Indonesia. It’s about a Djinn curse at a boarding school. In other words, it’s about a form of demonic curse, but of the Islamic variety. A religion-based plot that works quite well. Read our full Qorin horror movie review here!
QORIN is a new Netflix horror movie from Indonesia. And let me start by saying that while it is a tad too slow burn and – as a result – has a runtime that is too long, it’s also well-crafted and very nuanced. In fact, you should make sure to check out more horror movies from Indonesia. There are quite a few really good ones.
We’ve watched a few horror movies based on folklore and demonic creatures from the Quran rather than the Bible. If anything, it serves as a reminder that most religions are quite similar. Both in terms of the light and darkness they present. In this movie, it’s very much about the dark side of religion. The occult even!
The All-Female Boarding School
It’s made clear early on that this all-female boarding school is a place where girls are sent to be reformed. A religion-based school with prayer and rules and structure. At least one girl is introduced as a troublemaker (or “notoriously naughty” as one plot states).
Her name is Yolanda and she’s been sent to the school to learn how to behave. With a fairly short haircut and firetruck red highlights in her jet-black hair, she is clearly not looking to be controlled.
The other girls are intrigued by her but have also been at the boarding school for years and know how to behave. Or how to be perceived as behaving. One thing I really enjoyed about Qorin (and many other Indonesian genre films for that matter) is that it’s nuanced.
Everyone is on their best behavior when they’re being watched. But these are also teenage girls and they know how to bend the rules. Or how to not get caught when they break rules. Read More…
