W.D. Mochtar, born in Pontianak, has made significant contributions to Indonesian cinema, particularly in the realm of cult and exploitation films. He appears in Satan's Slave (1980), where his performance adds depth to the film's eerie atmosphere, and in Special Silencers (1982), where he navigates the gritty underbelly of crime. With a career that began in the 1950s, Mochtar's work reflects the evolution of genre cinema in Indonesia, blending traditional storytelling with the bold aesthetics of exploitation.
Satan's Slave
Mawarti, the mother, who dies from mysterious illness, leaves behind Munarto (her husband, a businessman obsessed with his job), Tomi (her son, a quiet boy), Rita (her daughter, a party girl), and Mr. Karto (a sickly but religious servant). On the first night after Mawarti’s death, Tomi sees his dead mother but does not talk to her. The next day, he takes the advice of his friend and visits a fortune teller, who warns that his whole family is in great danger and may die, and advises him to fortify himself with black magic.
