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In the jungles of South East Asia lives the legend of the
Pontianak, Malay female Banshees reputed to be very beautiful yet
demonic, who are said to seek revenge on those they feel wronged
by. The movie called "Return to Pontianak", a skillfully crafted
adaptation of this regional folklore, depicts a group of young
people unfortunate enough to experience the wrath of the Pontianak.
A group of travelers decide to embark on a two-day hike into the
jungle in search of a lost Malay village. Leading the group is a
young Asian American girl (Hiep Thi Le, Oliver Stone’s, HEAVEN AND
EARTH, BUGIS STREET) intent on finding the resting-place of her
birth parents that disappeared in the same jungle over twenty-five
years ago. The girl and her friends, a group of attractive yet
slightly dysfunctional young people, set off on a journey destined
to be doomed from the start.
The group soon arrives at a clearing in the jungle where they find
an old Malay man inhabiting a hut and a young Malay girl,
disheveled and wild-eyed, living under the dwelling. The girl
gives off an eerie and not quite human vibe and, feeling
uncomfortable, the party soon decides to camp away from the hut.
When morning arrives and things are not as they should be, the
group decides to high tail it out of the jungle. Slowly they
discover that the girl from under the hut is following them. After
stumbling upon the decapitated body of one of their own, they soon
realize the girl is not only following them but also hunting them
down, one by one. For the girl carries with her a dark secret, an
inevitable reunion between the living and the dead!
1. A secluded hut inhabited by a Malay
Bomoh; 2. The Bomoh; 3. Ritual figurines
A Pontianak in the form of a beautiful
woman is seen near the hut
The Pontianak is seen in the jungle as
well. She seems to be following after the group
The Ang Moh man was brutally killed by
the Pontianak with the belly burst and guts pulled out
Before he died, he was cursed by the
Bomoh and vomited out disgusting spill mixed with bugs!
1 & 2. The Chinese guy got his head
chopped off by the Bomoh; 3. The Malay young man got attacked by the
Pontianak
The Pontianak changed her human look
into a devil
1. Full Pontianak look. Very scary,
isn't it? Dare you put it as a desktop wallpaper?
2 & 3. This is another transformation shown in another scene
The Pontianak was once a woman who has
got abused and died after her childbirth
At the end, Hiep Thi Le learnt that her
mother is the Pontianak, going insane
Some sound clips from the movie
Horrifying yell of
the Malay guy when got attacked by Pontianak
Screaming of the
Pontianak when got beaten by the Bomoh
Howling of the
Pontianak in the Jungle
Psycho laughing of
Hiep Thi Le, followed by the Pontianak
The Malay Bomoh
introducing the legend at the start of the movie
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