Lionsgate has unveiled the spine-chilling trailer for Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, an upcoming horror film directed by Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (The Queen of Black Magic). Set to hit select theaters on April 26, 2024, the upcoming horror feature serves as a prequel to 2022’s KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village. 

Dancing Village: The Curse Begins will center on Mila’s visit to the remote site called the Dancing Village after she was asked to return a mystical bracelet. However, one decision will lead to a series of horrifying events. 

Per the synopsis (via BloodyDisgusting), the horror prequel will chronicle Mila’s terrifying visit to a particular village when “a shaman instructs [her] to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the ‘Dancing Village,’ a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.”

The synopsis added, “Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new ‘Dawuh,’ a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.”

You can watch the trailer below (watch more trailers):

Who stars in Dancing Village: The Curse Begins? 

Directed by Stamboel from a screenplay written by Lele Laila, Dancing Village: The Curse Begins stars Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta.