64%User score 64 percent
The Principal
1987 · Action · Adventure
User Score
44 votes
Edwin promised to his sister on her deathbed to find her son she gave up a long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped in the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.
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Allen
April 28, 2025
imagine you just chillin then outta nowhere some jawir dude pulls up and attacks you
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August 13, 2025
After such a long time, Joko Anwar has finally returned to directing a film outside of the horror–supernatural genre, and honestly, I’m satisfied with this one. As always, Joko Anwar’s opening scenes immediately trigger me—my heart pounding, thump-thump-thump!! Truly terrifying, yet this isn’t even a horror film. Almost every aspect of this movie comes close to perfection: from its neatly woven plot narrative, to its…
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August 20, 2025
_"Our country is like the thinnest glass. If we don't do anything, we'll just have to wait for it to break. We're not in a good place." —_
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