Joko Anwar

Biography

Joko Anwar is a film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor born on January 3, 1976, in Medan, Indonesia. He rose to prominence for co-writing the hit Arisan! (2003), earning five awards at the Citra Award, and made his feature film debut with Joni's Promise (2005). His notable works include The Forbidden Door (2009), Satan's Slaves (2017), and A Copy of My Mind (2015), which competed at the Venice International Film Festival.