Satan’s Slaves

A poor family lives in the countryside in 1981 while Mawarni is ill and bedridden. The couple Bahri and Mawarni struggle financially as the royalties from Mawarni's past singing career have dried up. The four children carry the weight of their mother's illness and the family's precarious future.

Mawarni dies, leaving the family to cope with loss. The ustad and his adult son Hendra arrive to console the bereaved family, offering spiritual and practical support. Bahri, in particular, begins to shoulder the burden of moving forward for his children's sake.

Bahri travels to the town to raise money to cover mortgage payments and provide for the children. The separation tests the family as they try to maintain stability without Mawarni. The journey marks a turning point toward a harsher, more survival-focused chapter.

After Mawarni's death, the house is haunted by a ghostly presence that unsettles the family. The children sense an unseen watcher while the living try to carry on with daily routines. The haunting foreshadows deeper supernatural danger looming over them.

Bondi and Rini discover their grandmother Rahma dead inside the family well, a shocking and dangerous discovery. The death deepens the family’s tragedy and hints at the dark forces gathering around them. The siblings become further entangled in the family's grim fate.

Rini and Hendra retrieve Rahma's unsent letter and take it to Budiman in the downtown area seeking help. The letter sets the wheels in motion for uncovering old family secrets and the cult’s plans. The act marks a shift from private grief to seeking external aid.

Budiman reveals that Rahma did not approve Mawarni’s career and indicated infertility, which shaped the family’s looming fate. The revelation ties Mawarni’s past to present danger and explains why the family has become a target. This backstory reframes the family's struggle as a warning of past choices.

Budiman explains the existence of a fertility cult that targets barren women who wish to have children. The cult’s ominous rule states that the last child must be surrendered in seven years. The warning heightens the sense of peril surrounding Ian, the youngest child.

The family learns that Ian will turn seven in three days, triggering the cult's deadline. The revelation intensifies the urgency to protect Ian at all costs. Fear and desperation begin to alter how they plan to survive this threat.

The day after the countdown is revealed, Hendra is run over by a truck and dies while delivering an urgent letter from Budiman to Rini. His death deprives the family of a potential ally and deepens their peril. The event foreshadows the cult's direct interference in their lives.

Bahri resolves to relocate the family to the town to better face the mounting debts and dangers. The decision marks a move toward a more urban life as they seek safety away from the countryside. The move also makes them more exposed to the cult’s reach.

That night, members of the fertility cult surround the family home as a storm rages outside. Bahri refuses to give up Ian, insisting the child belongs to the family. The tense standoff ends with the cult leaving, but danger remains.

The planned move is thwarted when the moving van fails to appear the next day. The ustad stays behind to maintain vigilance, creating a sense of precariousness. The delay heightens anxiety about the cult's next move.

Rini finally opens Budiman’s letter, learning that the cult intends to take the last child because they are Satan's own. The letter also explains that the cultists' earlier visit was to mark the house for undead abductors. The information reframes their peril as both supernatural and predestined.

Mawarni, accompanied by pocong including Hendra, confronts the ustad and kills him, as Ian turns seven and cheerfully joins Mawarni and the pocong. Budiman arrives to evacuate Bahri and the other children, ensuring their escape from the cult's clutches. The immediate threat is contained for now, though danger remains.