15 Portraits of Apartment Buildings Used as Shooting Locations for 'PENGABDI SETAN 2: COMMUNION', Truly Abandoned for 15 Years - Not Everyone Can Enter

Observing Kapanlagi.com at the location, many people are seen engaging in activities in the apartment building. In the front yard, precisely at the entrance of the apartment building, there is a spacious area commonly used for parking vehicles of residents or traders who sell at the Sumber Arta market. Additionally, there are also small grocery vendors selling right in front of the apartment building.

Not everyone can enter the rusunami. Because, the rusun is not open to the public. Even if someone enters, they must have permission first and must be accompanied by an officer. Coincidentally, our team from Kapanlagi.com got permission to enter the rusun accompanied by another officer named Pepen.

When entering the rusun, you have to pass through a place where photo frame craftsmen work. Then, there is a small staircase that leads to the 1st to 15th floors. On the second floor, there are only a few units occupied by market traders. In addition to the stairs, the rusun also has a lift building that serves as the main access to the 15th floor.

"They live there, on the second floor, but some of them have followed their bosses," said Pepen.

Then, on the third floor and above, the corridor of the apartment building is indeed the same as depicted in the movie Pengabdi Setan 2: Communion. However, the floors are not occupied up to the 15th floor. On each floor, there are dozens of abandoned empty units facing each other.

As information, Minister of Public Housing Yusuf Ash`ary during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's era once had a program to handle 1,000 towers. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was scheduled to launch the construction of 10 Rusunami (vertical housing) in the Pulo Gadung area, East Jakarta, on March 29, 2009, to initiate the construction of 1,000 towers.

"These Rusunami (vertical housing) are intended for the 1,000 towers, the launching of the 1,000 towers. There were 1,000 towers in Bandung, during that time," said Slamet.

As an old building and also uninhabited for 15 years, there must have been mystical stories experienced by local residents. As someone who has been on guard for over a decade, Slamet knows well the mystical stories experienced by the surrounding residents and himself.

"Yes, those are just myths, stories from people. But I have experienced a little bit. When I was on guard, I once saw someone passing by, I chased after them, but it turned out there was nothing. It was like a sack or something, like stealing. I chased after them on my motorcycle," he said.

The film Pengabdi Setan 2: Communion, directed by Joko Anwar, was simultaneously released in cinemas in Indonesia on August 4, 2022. Previously, Pengabdi Setan 2 had premiered in IMAX on July 30, 2022.

This sequel of Pengabdi Setan also became the first film from Indonesia and Southeast Asia to undergo DMR (Digital Remastering) with IMAX technology. The old cast members who appeared in the first film such as Tara Basro, Bront Palarae, Endy Arfian, Nasar Anuz, Egy Fedly, and Ayu Laksmi, will reprise their characters.

The new cast members in Pengabdi Setan 2: Communion are Muzzaki Ramdhan (Wishu), Fatih Unru (Ari), Ratu Felisha (Tari), Jourdy Pranata (Dino), Kiki Narendra (Ustaz Mahmud), Iqbal Sulaiman (Darto), and Nazifa Fatiah Rani (Wina).

This sequel tells the story of a family's life in an apartment building after successfully saving themselves from a horrifying incident several years ago. The events of the past years resulted in the loss of their mother and the youngest sibling named Ian.

After the terrifying incident, they believed that living in an apartment is very safe. Because compared to living in a village, there are many people living in apartments who will help if something happens.

However, they realized that living with many people can also be very dangerous if they don't know their neighbors' background. On a terrifying night, Rini (Tara Basro) and her family have to save themselves again. But this time, it might be too late to run.