Ersya Aurelia's Total Commitment in 'KAMPUNG JABANG MAYIT: RITUAL MAUT', Must Endure Nausea During Extreme Scene Shooting

The depiction of a character as a woman whose career is at its peak but is threatened to fall apart due to pregnancy presents a significant challenge. Ersya admitted that she needed extra effort to build an emotional connection with the burden felt by Weda.

"Emotionally, it's quite difficult to imagine being pregnant out of wedlock while my career is doing well. It's quite a burden emotionally," said Ersya Aurelia when met at the Gala Premier of the film at Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, on Monday (21/7/2025).

The challenges she faced did not stop at just delving into the character's emotions. Her acting was also tested physically, especially when she had to perform a ritual scene that is one of the core elements of this film's story. One scene required her to dance in unfriendly weather, which was a first-time experience for her.

"The first ritual scene I learned contemporary dance. During the shooting, it was quite heavy because it was in broad daylight, pretty hot," she said.

The process of shooting the dance scene turned out to have a significant impact on her. The actress born in Tangerang admitted to feeling so drained of energy that she felt dazed and lost awareness of her surroundings. "When I was doing it, it felt quite surreal like I wasn't grounded," she said.

The effect of the intense character immersion even made it difficult for her to return to being herself after the shooting was over. So total was her performance that Ersya admitted to losing her voice after performing the heavy ritual scene.

In addition to the dancing scenes, there is one more extreme scene that really tests his physical endurance. He is faced with an unusual prop and has to fight hard against his body's natural reactions. Ersya also shared how he had to hold back his nausea while performing that scene.

"And then the ending scene involves eating a real heart. So I really had to hold back my nausea," he concluded.

With various challenges that he managed to overcome, Ersya Aurelia's acting in Kampung Jabang Mayit: Ritual Maut is certainly one of the most anticipated. The film, which is set to take the audience into a world full of tension and dark secrets, will start screening simultaneously in cinemas across Indonesia on Thursday, July 24, 2025.