Munafik

Munafik

Year: 2016

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: Malay

MysteryThrillerHorror

Adam, a Muslim doctor struggling with the loss of his wife, finds his life disrupted when he agrees to treat a woman named Maria. Soon after, he experiences a series of disturbing and inexplicable events that challenge his beliefs and understanding of the world around him. The unsettling occurrences force him to confront profound questions about faith, loss, and the supernatural.

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1

Wife's death in a devastating accident

Adam, a traditional religious medical practitioner, loses his wife in a devastating road accident. The loss shakes his faith and the purpose that once defined him. He finds himself unable to continue offering help to others, tormented by doubt about his own competence.

Immediately after the crash Road near their home
2

Meeting Maria during a period of grief

In his period of sorrow, Adam meets Maria, a woman battling deep depression. What begins as a quiet, shared pain soon takes a darker turn as Maria is seized by an evil spirit. Adam can't ignore the sense that something supernatural is at work.

Shortly after the accident Village setting
3

Exorcism at Maria's home

The healing journey turns supernatural as the possession reveals itself. Adam decides to help cure Maria and they attempt a home-based exorcism. The demon taunts them with unsettling laughter, but Adam perseveres with prayers to drive it out.

Evening Maria's home
4

After the exorcism, questions linger

Although the immediate danger subsides, the ache of loss remains and the mystery deepens. Adam suspects the demon is connected to his wife's death and the village's misfortunes. He resolves to seek answers and uncover the truth.

Following the exorcism Village
5

Imam Ali's death signals a pattern

News reaches the village that Imam Ali has died. The events shake Adam and fuel fear that a hidden pattern links the misfortunes. He senses a looming malevolent force at work.

Soon after the exorcism Village
6

Family phone call reveals upheaval

A phone call from Adam's son reveals that his grandfather has left the house, and his mother remains by the child's side after the father's disappearance. Adam's anger erupts during the call, ending it in a storm of emotion. A troubling vision follows, where he dreams of digging up his wife's grave to prove she is truly gone.

During the call/night Family home
7

Maria disturbances tied to the same force

Convinced that Maria's disturbances lie at the heart of the village's ill fortune, Adam argues that Imam Ali's death and Pak Osman's disappearance are connected to the same dark force. He grows more convinced that a single evil is orchestrating the chaos.

Between events Village
8

Azman and Fazli clash; breakthrough from Zati and Maria

Azman shows overt hostility toward Adam and Fazli distrusts him. Then Zati and Maria claim to have identified the mastermind behind the disturbances. The moment of breakthrough is tempered by a chilling deception: Pak Osman's room reveals the mastermind's trick—the demon is masquerading as reality, fooling Adam.

After breakthrough Pak Osman's room
9

Maria's ongoing torment in hospital and the talisman

Maria's ordeal continues in the hospital as malevolent presences close in. She seeks a moment of peace in the mortuary, while Adam clings to the belief that a talisman once in Imam Ali's hands may unlock the mystery. Maria reveals a grim secret she has kept.

During hospitalization Hospital and mortuary
10

Final chase and Maria's death

Adam races to Maria's location, but the confrontation erupts into violence as demonic forces strike. Maria is fatally wounded after a brutal fall from a height, and the truth crashes down: Pak Osman used Maria as an instrument to ruin Adam.

Climax Maria's location
11

Pak Osman's admission and demise

Pak Osman confesses that he sold his soul to the Devil for earthly riches and manipulated events through Maria. His violence ends with a bolt of lightning that signifies the demon's hold breaking.

Climax Confrontation site
12

Father's arrival and the revelation about Amir

Adam's father arrives and untangles misunderstandings. He explains that Shah's behavior stemmed from a belief that Amir is alive, only to face the grim truth that Amir died in the same accident as Adam's wife. Adam comes to terms with his losses and seeks strength through faith.

After the climax Family home
13

Ending: faith and resilience

In the quiet aftermath, Adam turns to God, hoping for resilience to carry on in a world where light and darkness clash at every turn. He finds a fragile peace and resolves to continue his work while protecting those in need.

After the events Village/home

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