Qodrat 2

Qodrat 2 is a 2025 Indonesian supernatural religious action horror film directed by Charles Gozali and Imron Ayikayu. The film stars Vino G. Bastian and Acha Septriasa. It was released in Indonesia on 31 March 2025 by Rapi Films,^[1]

Back during Qodrat exorcism of As'-Su' A'la from his son Alif Al-Fatanah, it is revealed that actually Azizah, Qodrat's wife also assisted the exorcism. However, in mid of exorcism, Azizah was tempted by another demon minion of As'-Su' A'la, Zhaduq. Zhaduq tricked Azizah to save Qodrat but with cost of her iman by declaring Zhaduq as her protector. As the result, the exorcism failed, and Alif was killed in process.

Qodrat returned to his original hometown, where he stays at his old house. Qodrat later found out that his wife was sent to mental institution after driven insane learning Qodrat killed by As'-Su A'la and died in prison. However, Qodrat found that Azizah already discharged from the mental institution and now working at Benang Emas Factory, a renowned spinning mill. In his way, he encountered Sukardi, husband of Murni and brother-in-law of Purwanti, that being bullied by Benang Emas Factory security guards due to demanding the explanation of Murni's death and release of Purwanti. After a fight and defending Sukardi from the guard's attack, Sukardi informed Qodrat that his wife and her sister is working in the factory, but her contacts is cut off. Sukardi suspects that something suspicious happened inside the factory. They later overhear rumor by locals that the owner of the factory is a follower of pesugihan, a Javanese black supernatural way to enrich oneself by dealing with demons and blood contract. Locals also informed that during the building of the factory, a head of black buffalo was placed somewhere inside the factory.

Sukardi drive his truck with Qodrat to the factory. When Sukardi smokes, Qodrat smells cigarette smoked by Sukardi is off and realizing that Sukardi's cigarette had switched by someone with poisonous herbs and makanan jin (djinn's food), certain concoction to summon demon, resulting Sukardi to be possessed by a demon, Syaqwan. Syaqwan revealed he was sent by someone to deter them to intervene what happened inside the factory. Under Syaqwan influence, Sukardi drove the truck off the cliff in attempt to kill Sukardi and Qodrat. The attempted murder failed as Qodrat and Sukardi survived the fall. Qodrat exorcised Sukardi and drive Syaqwan away. Qodrat found there is a talisman with sigil of Syaqwan inside Sukardi's cigarette box and burned it along with the burned Sukardi's truck and take him to safety.

In Benang Emas Factory, a worker, Sri Wahyuni, killed as sacrifice to Zhaduq by being fed to an old spinner. Purwanti and Azizah found a talisman sewn inside the clothing of the worker and burned it. Purwanti and Azizah investigated themselves and learned that under the basement of the factory there are group worshipping a black buffallo head and invoking Zhaduq. They learned that the rumor of pesugihan is true and many of the worshippers are the factory owner, guards, and other factory executives. The group is led by Safih, a black kejawèn dukun and spiritual advisor of the factory owner. Purwanti and Azizah flee from the group pursuit. Purwanti able to escape, but Azizah is tripped and left behind. Azizah saved by Qodrat that able to infiltrate the factory by Sukardi's assistance and defeat some of guards. However, before Qodrat and Azizah escaped, the factory owner and Safih captured them. Safih tortured Qodrat and let him bleed to die for intervening and Azizah is taken as sacrifice to Zhaduq.

Qodrat eventually able to escape the binding and saved Azizah from being fed into an old spinner. Qodrat discovered a talisman sewn inside Azizah's clothing. The talisman is bearing sigil of Zhaduq, which is exact copy of the talisman found to the dead workers before and destroy the talisman just in time and drive Zhaduq away. Qodrat realized all workers, except the guards and executives, are already marked as sacrifice to Zhaduq. Purwanti incites riot inside the factory and Sukardi found a way to go inside the factory. A riot broke. The factory owner contacted Safih to mass possess the workers and unleash santet (black magic) to kill everyone and left no witness as he packed everything to flee. Qodrat able to exorcise all and return the santet, destroying the black buffalo altar used by Safih. Realizing he is defeated, Safih attempted to flee only to be encountered by Qodrat and killed by Qodrat. On another place, the factory owner is cornered by Sukardi and Purwanti and begged for mercy. The factory later collapsed and closed as the pesugihan practice exposed to public, and all of the surviving workers are saved by their relatives.

Qodrat bring Azizah to their old house. Zhaduq attempted to trick and misguide Azizah, but Qodrat helped her to repent her past sins. In return, Zhaduq invoked As'-Su A'la. As'-Su A'la and Zhaduq telekinetically drive furniture and sharp objects towards Azizah and killed her. As'-Su A'la vowed that he will target everyone Qodrat saved for his revenge before going away. Qodrat guides Azizah to last shahada and bury her near the house.

Taking As'-Su A'la threats, Qodrat speed his way back to Kober village. In Kober village, Kyai Rochim sensed someone sending a santet towards the village. As'-Su A'la attacked Yasmin and someone kidnapped Alif Amri and Asha. In another place, Asha is held in captivity by an unseen, crippled dukun in wheelchair, and Alif Amri is nowhere to be found.

• Vino Bastian as Qodrat
• Acha Septriasa as Azizah
• Donny Alamsyah as Sukardi/Syaqwan
• Della Dartyan as Purwanti
• Hana Saraswati as Sri Wahyuni
• Septian Dwi Cahyo as Safih
• Norman R. Akyuwen as Benang Emas Factory Owner
• Fariz Alfarazi as Benang Emas Factory Head of Security
• Ridwan Roull Rohaz as Benang Emas Factory Security 1
• Afril Sabyan as Benang Emas Factory Security 2
• Jimmi Erniko as Benang Emas Factory Security 3
• Erwan Herliana as Benang Emas Factory Security 4
• Badra Wijaya as Zhaduq
• Teuku Rifnu Wikana as As'-Su' A'la
• Jason Doulez Beunaya Bangun as Alif Al-Fatanah/As'-Su' A'la
• Pritt Timothy as the old prisoner
• Whani Darmawan as the possessed warden
• Marsha Timothy as Yasmin
• Maudy Effrosina as Asha
• Keanu Azka as Alif Amri/As'-Su' A'la
• Cecep Arif Rahman as Kyai Rochim

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The filming was done at Pangalengan, Bandung Regency.^[4] For the filming, the production invested in building real-life sets of the spinner mills, prison, tunnels. In total, the sets covered around 1000 square meters.^[5]

Aside the Islamic demonology and mystics, the film also convey messages of various issues in labour activism and women' rights.^[6]

As in previous film, the production team also consulted Nahdhlatul Ulama socio-religious scientist Dr. Ngatawi Al-Zastrouw and professional raqi from Indonesia Ruqya House Ustad Isman Willyana during the production. Both ustads reviewed every script and acts taken by the performers, so their acts are real and in line with both Islamic values and Javanese culture.^[7][8]

During the production and taking a scene where Qodrat mass exorcised the factory workers, accidentally, the actresses and extras used in that scene are really possessed and they were mistakenly thought are too immersed into their role by Charles Gozali, director of Qodrat 2. The mass possession event eventually handled by raqis from Indonesia Ruqya House.^[9]

On the 3rd day of its release, Qodrat 2 has gained more than 350,000 tickets sales and viewers^[7][8], surpassed one million viewers in just a week,^[10] and 1,7 million viewers in just 10 days.^[11] Such success of the film in the market is appreciated directly by the Minister of Creative Economy, Teuku Riefky Harsya.^[12] The ministry also provides support of this film release to international market and Minister Harsya said that Qodrat 2 will be released on 9 countries.^[12]

Charles Gozali, director of Qodrat 2, revealed the possible development Qodrat 3.^[13]

• Indonesian horror
• Spirit possession and exorcism in Islam

• Qodrat 2 at IMDb
• Qodrat 2 on YouTube