Silent Day script

Two young, half Indonesian sisters, raised in the US – Jaya(chandra), a skate and snowboard star with a troubled history of tight terrors, self harm and tranquiliser addiction, fresh out of rehab and Meredith, an Instagram influencer and vlogger haunted by the suicide of a rival she ridiculed on line - decide to learn more about their mother’s culture, beginning with experiencing Nyepi, the Slient Day festival in Bali, during which no noise, electricity, cellphones, internet or traffic are allowed for 36 hours.

They are invited to a temple blessing ceremony by their uncle Komang, a Pachalang (religious prefect) at which he himself breaks one of the cardinal rules by losing his focus and becoming possessed by an evil spirt, leading him to react excessively the next day to violations of the Nyepi code of silence and contemplation by others staying at the girls' hotel. The residents apologise to the incensed Komang and carry out an improvised ceremony of atonement. When Chinese guest Mr Li is subsequently discovered beheaded, the others find themselves trapped in the house, isolated by the possessed and murderous Komang whose occupying spirit turns out to be the terrifying Rangda, legendary Queen of the Leyak, baby eater and almost invincible sorceress. Only summoning her nemesis, Barong, the King of the Spirits can save them but how do they do that?