Impetigore

A sharp, determined young woman navigating life as a tollbooth collector in Jakarta. She carries a hidden lineage and an urgent mission to uncover her true identity. Her courage drives her to confront an ancient curse and rescue Dini from a deadly fate.

Maya’s best friend who accompanies her to Harjosari. Trusting but reckless, she becomes a tragic casualty of the village’s superstition. Her disappearance intensifies Maya’s resolve to uncover the truth.

The village chief and a dalang by trade who presides over ceremonies and bears the burden of a secret past. His actions are torn between tradition, guilt, and his love for Shinta and Maya’s mother. He ultimately chooses a path toward atonement.

Wealthy dalang who commits a brutal massacre to resurrect his daughter and end the family crisis. He becomes the villain whose sins trigger the curse that haunts Harjosari. His murder of the three girls seals the village’s doomed fate.

Maya’s mother figure, whose affair with Saptadi catalyzes Maya’s hidden birth and the village’s curse. She represents the complexity of love and secrecy that fuels the tragedy.

Saptadi’s dukun mother who manipulates villagers and insists on flaying Maya to break the curse. She embodies fanatical belief and the dangers of superstition. Her actions escalate the violence until she falls to Saptadi’s mercy.

A sympathetic villager who explains the backstory and helps Maya see through the lies. She embodies the conflict between tradition and mercy and becomes a conduit for truth.

One of the murdered girls who reveals the truth and guides Maya toward burying the skin puppets. The ghosts symbolize the past’s hold and the need for release.

A second spirit that participates in the haunting and underscores the scale of the village’s crime. The presence raises the stakes and heightens the drama.

The third spirit whose fate completes the trio of victims and reinforces the call for justice and closure.