Satan's Slaves: Communion (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Bahri was one of the police officers who escorted Budiman to Bosscha Observatory in 1955. He was part of the detail that discovered the exhumed corpses arranged in front of Mawaran's portrait. Years later, his involvement with the cult was revealed through the photographs Budiman received, showing Bahri among the officers at that disturbing scene.

• bahri
• bosscha observatory
• 1955
• police
• mawaran

Raminom is the dark alter ego of Mawarni, the siblings' deceased mother. After pursuing her musical aspirations, Mawarni underwent a transformation and became Raminom, a persona linked to the cult's supernatural activities. Toni discovers a hidden room revealing this connection, and Rini's memories confirm her mother changed into someone unrecognizable following her musical ambitions.

Foreshadowing: Earlier scenes show Rini recalling her mother's strange transformation after she started pursuing music.

• raminom
• mawarni
• mother
• cult
• transformation

The cult gathers every 29 years on April 17th in what appears to be a ritualistic congregation. Bondi discovers photographs in the building manager's apartment revealing these gatherings, with the date drawing near during the 1984 timeline. This cycle connects the 1955 discovery at Bosscha Observatory to the events at Mandara Apartments nearly three decades later.

• cult
• april 17
• 29 years
• ritual
• mandara apartments

The severed fingers in Bahri's briefcase serve as a grim symbol of his forced involvement with the cult. Budiman reveals after the escape that the Indonesian government initiated a program of manipulation and forced compliance with the cult, using promises of fame, specifically made to Mawarni, to entrap participants like Bahri. The fingers represent the cost of his entanglement with the dark organization.

• bahri
• severed fingers
• briefcase
• cult
• forced involvement

Wisnu learned a secret sign language from an occult book, which he and his mother used to communicate in silence to evade his abusive father. This same sign language later becomes crucial when identifying Ian as a cult member, Wisnu's communication allows Ian to recognize his siblings, providing a pivotal moment in the escape.

• wisnu
• sign language
• occult book
• communication
• ian

Ian was taken by the cult and brainwashed during their time at Mandara Apartments. When the siblings attempt to escape with Bahri, Ian, now fully under the cult's control, brutally executes his own father in a horrific display of the cult's grip on its followers. His actions demonstrate how completely the organization has corrupted the youngest sibling.

Foreshadowing: The cult's influence over Ian becomes evident when they discover him taken to the top floor of the building.

• ian
• bahri
• father
• cult
• killed
• brainwashed

The 1955 Bandung Conference was a major political event for Indonesia, and Heru needed to keep the exhumed corpses discovery secret to protect the country's reputation ahead of this significant diplomatic gathering. The ending photograph shows Darminah and Batara alongside other Bandung Conference dignitaries, revealing that the cult has infiltrated the highest levels of government, explaining how Bahri was coerced into compliance.

• bandung conference
• 1955
• government
• cult
• cover-up

Darminah and Batara arrive at Mandara the day after the disaster, lamenting missing the night's rituals. Batara shows Darminah a photograph from the 1955 Bandung Conference that depicts them in their youthful prime, despite looking identical in 1984. This suggests the cult has granted them some form of longevity or preserved their youth, further connecting the cult to powerful government figures from the 1955 era.

• darminah
• batara
• photograph
• bandung conference
• youth
• immortality

The two timelines connect through Budiman, who was the journalist present at Bosscha Observatory in 1955 and becomes the occult magazine editor in 1984. The exhumed corpses discovery he witnessed is linked to Mandara Apartments through the cult's 29-year cycle. Additionally, Bahri was one of the police officers from the 1955 scene, creating a direct family connection between the two timelines.

• 1955
• 1984
• timeline
• budiman
• mandara apartments
• bosscha

Rini's memories of her mother's transformation surface when Toni discovers the hidden room revealing Mawarni's connection to Raminom. This discovery triggers fragmented memories of watching her mother change into an unfamiliar person after pursuing musical aspirations, memories Rini had likely suppressed due to the traumatic nature of witnessing her mother's transformation into the cult-linked persona.

Foreshadowing: The hidden room discovery acts as the catalyst for Rini's suppressed memories to resurface.

• rini
• mawarni
• memory
• transformation
• music

Mawasan is the mysterious figure depicted in the portrait at Bosscha Observatory where the exhumed corpses were found arranged as if paying homage. The cult worships this figure, with followers gathering in front of their portrait during rituals. While the full details of Mawaran's identity remain obscure, the portrait serves as the focal point for the cult's reverence and their macabre ceremonies.

• mawaran
• portrait
• cult
• bosscha observatory
• worship