Suzzanna: Buried Alive

Suzzanna: Buried Alive

Year: 2018

Runtime: 125 mins

Language: Indonesian

Directors: Rocky Soraya, Anggy Umbara

Echo Score: 60
DramaHorrorThriller

While Satria is away overseas, his employees plan to rob his house. However, their robbery takes a dark turn when they discover Suzzanna’s presence. The situation escalates into a deadly confrontation, and they desperately bury her body in the backyard, attempting to cover up their crime.

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1

Satria rejects workers' wage demands

Satria, director of a cable factory, refuses to grant wage raises to Umar and Jonal, setting a tone of conflict with his employees. The decision foreshadows later tensions that will lead to a dramatic break-in at his home.

1989, during work hours Cable manufacturing factory
2

Conspiracy to rob Satria's house

While Satria is away on a business trip, Umar and Jonal recruit Dudun and Gino to plan a burglary of his residence. The planning takes place in the workers' dormitories near the factory, signaling the group's intent to strike at his personal life.

Shortly before the break-in, 1989 Work dormitory
3

The burglary begins; Suzzanna is impaled

During the break-in, Suzzanna returns to the house and unknowingly confronts the intruders. She is accidentally impaled on a sharp bamboo pole, and the burglars believe she is dead and begin to bury her.

Night of the burglary Satria's house
4

Suzzanna awakens as a sundel bolong

Suzzanna regains consciousness, discovers she has become a sundel bolong, and grapples with her new supernatural state. She begins to haunt and stalk the men who attacked her.

Soon after burial Satria's house
5

Household learns of the transformation

The servants notice Suzzanna's changed nature, and she allows them to leave the house unharmed. Her presence unsettles the household as she asserts her otherworldly power.

Shortly after awakening Satria's house
6

Suzzanna targets Dudun

Suzzanna begins chasing the killers, luring Dudun from his dormitory into the factory where she decapitates him. The other conspirators realize they are dealing with something supernatural.

Following the transformation Factory
7

Mbah Turu explains the limits of killing

Umar, Jonal, and Gino seek help from witch doctor Mbah Turu. He explains that a sundel bolong cannot kill directly, but can manipulate others to kill themselves or each other.

After Dudun's death Mbah Turu's domain
8

Haunting leads to a fatal mistake

Suzzanna haunts Jonal, who stabs her in desperation and discovers he has killed Gino instead. This accident reveals the peril of confronting her and deepens the conspirators' panic.

Following the Dudun incident Near the dormitory/factory area
9

A plan to destroy the home and exorcise the anchor

The conspirators decide to destroy Suzzanna's home and kill Satria, whom they see as her anchor on Earth, and they stage an exorcism to cover their crime. The plan crystallizes as they fear the consequences of her haunting.

After the Jonal-Gino misstep Satria's house
10

Satria grows suspicious; Quran scene reveals truth

Gossip about Suzzanna's hauntings reaches Satria, and his suspicions deepen. When she reacts painfully to his reading from the Quran, he uncovers her buried body, confirming her supernatural state.

Later in the investigation Satria's house
11

Mob burns the house and cripples Suzzanna

A mob driven by Umar and Jonal arrives at the house, burning it to the ground. They drive a kris into Suzzanna's head to incapacitate her, attempting to push the exorcism plot forward.

After the discovery Satria's house
12

Exorcism ritual backfires on the conspirators

The attackers stage an exorcism to frame the events as demonic possession. In the moment of ritual, Satria realizes the murderers are his wife's killers and frees Suzzanna from their trap.

During the staged exorcism Satria's house
13

Final confrontation: Umar dies and Turu sacrifices himself

Jonal and Turu flee into the woods as Satria confronts Umar, killing him but taking a fatal stab wound himself. Suzzanna then drives Turu to impale himself on a tree branch, eliminating another threat.

After the exorcism attempt Woods near the house
14

Jonal is buried alive; lovers' fate sealed

Suzzanna finishes Jonal by burying him alive, severing her ties to the Earth by killing a human. She dies in Satria's arms, and Satria soon after follows, reuniting with his wife in the afterlife.

End Near the house, then in the afterlife

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 13:05

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