Shackled
Film poster
Belenggu
Directed by	Upi Avianto
Written by	Upi Avianto
Produced by	Frederica Upi Avianto
Starring	Abimana Aryasatya Imelda Therinne Laudya Chintya Bella Verdi Solaiman Avrilla Jajang C. Noer Bella Esperance Arswendi Nasution Teuku Rifnu Wikana
Cinematography	Ical Tanjung
Edited by	Wawan I. Wibowo
Music by	Aksan Sjuman
Production company	Falcon Pictures
Release dates	July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20) (South Korea) February 28, 2013 (2013-02-28) (Indonesia)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Indonesia
Language	Indonesian

Shackled (Indonesian: Belenggu) is a 2012 Indonesian horror film directed by Upi Avianto. The film is set in Jakarta and involves Elang (Abimana Aryasatya) who has nightmares about an unknown woman in a car with a man in a rabbit suit and dead bodies in the back. Elang later sees this woman in a bar and explains that she's been evicted from her apartment. Elang's nightmares grow worse after he is told by the woman that men had raped and tortured her. Elang agrees to accompany her to face them.^[1]

Belenggu had its premiere at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival where it was shown in competition on July 20, 2012.^[1]

Cast

• Abimana Aryasatya as Elang
• Imelda Therinne as Jingga
• Laudya Cynthia Bella as Djenar
• Verdi Solaiman as Guntur, Djenar's husband
• Avrilla as Senja, the daughter of Djenar and Guntur
• Jajang C. Noer as Mrs. Kebaya, who had a daughter who died from an accident
• Bella Esperance as The crazy grandmother
• Arswendi Nasution as Josef
• Teuku Rifnu Wikana as The colleague

Reception

Belenggu received a mixed review from Film Business Asia, who stated that "on a psycho-horror level there's nothing new or inventive here. Belenggu isn't bad, it's merely routine".^[1] Twitch gave the film a mixed review, opining that "With a tighter, more adventurous script, there is no doubt that Upi Avianto has the talents behind the camera to deliver an effective thriller of great beauty and dramatic substance. While Belenggu is not that film, it nevertheless makes a confident positive stride towards accomplishing that in the future."^[2][3] Variety gave the film a generally positive review, noting that "Though Elang's backstory is a little too sketchy for a little too long, Avianto's imaginative storytelling and the pic's unsettling visual and aural atmosphere should keep most auds absorbed until the triple-reverse finale."^[4]

Awards and nominations