Sekala Niskala (2018): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2018, Sekala Niskala is a drama film directed by Kamila Andini, running about 86 minutes.

What it’s about. Tantra and Tantri are inseparable. When they secretly steal eggs from the family’s sacrificial offering, Tantri always gets the whites and Tantra the yolks. One day, however, the yolk is missing, as is Tantra. Her brother gravely ill and in hospital, Tantri starts slipping into magical parallel worlds, approaching the inevitable farewell through costumes, body paint and dance. When at one point Tantri’s mother washes the paint from her face, it is as if tenderly to expel the illusion that things can remain as they are. In long dream sequences and against the background of the Balinese philosophy of sekala – the seen – and niskala – the unseen – Andini relates how one ten-year-old girl deals with parting and grief.

Who’s in it. Sekala Niskala stars Ni Kadek Thaly Titi Kasih as Tantri, Ida Bagus Putu Radithya Mahijasena as Tantra, Ayu Laksmi as Mother and I Ketut Rina as Father, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.9/10, Sekala Niskala has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sekala Niskala page.

If you liked it. Fans of Sekala Niskala tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.