Indonesia Synopsis
Sekala Niskala
Tantra and Tantri are inseparable. When they secretly steal eggs from the family’s sacrificial offering, Tantri always gets the whites and Tantra the yolks. One day, however, the yolk is missing, as is Tantra. Her brother gravely ill and in hospital, Tantri starts slipping into magical parallel worlds, approaching the inevitable farewell through costumes, body paint and dance. When at one point Tantri’s mother washes the paint from her face, it is as if tenderly to expel the illusion that things can remain as they are. In long dream sequences and against the background of the Balinese philosophy of sekala – the seen – and niskala – the unseen – Andini relates how one ten-year-old girl deals with parting and grief.
The 2017–2019 Indonesia Window
The Seen and Unseen holds position #5 of 26 Indonesia films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Indonesia Landscape
2018 was the decade’s peak output year for Indonesia — 11 titles released, including The Seen and Unseen. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (38 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other Indonesia films in 2018.
The 33rd Indonesia title from Indonesia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1976).
Our Indonesia catalog contains 67 titles in total (63 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 39% of Indonesia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Indonesia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #17 of 67 Indonesia films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Indonesia average of 6.3/10.
Among Indonesia Drama productions specifically: #9 of 28 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Indonesia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Australia, Indonesia, Netherlands, Qatar |
| Original Language | Indonesian |
| Production Companies | Treewater Productions, Fourcolours Films |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | March 8, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt7215548 |