
On the Origin of Fear
2016, Indonesian. Directed by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon.
Overdubbing the roles of both torturer and victim in one of Indonesia’s most contentious movies, a performer in a sound booth becomes the one-man embodiment of a whole era’s worst cruelties and sufferings.
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- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Indonesian
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On the Origin of Fear is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- Released
- 9 September 2016
- Country
- Indonesia
- Written by
- Bayu Prihantoro Filemon
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On the Origin of Fear runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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On the Origin of Fear is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like On the Origin of Fear?
If you liked On the Origin of Fear, try Van Gogh: Painted with Words, Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee.
Who directed On the Origin of Fear?
On the Origin of Fear (2016) was directed by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon and stars Pritt Timothy, Ernanta "Soeyik" Kusuma, Mahesa Ahening.