The Siege at Thorn High

Plot

Edwin promised to his sister on her deathbed to find her son she gave up a long time ago. Edwin's quest brought him to become a substitute teacher in Duri High School, Jakarta, a school for juvenile delinquents. There he must face the most violent students to find his nephew. When he eventually finds the boy, a city-wide riot erupts and Edwin is trapped in the school with the cruel kids out for his blood.

About The Siege at Thorn High

The Siege at Thorn High (Indonesian: Pengepungan Di Bukit Duri) is a 2025 Indonesian dystopian action thriller film written and directed by Joko Anwar, co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios and starring Morgan Oey, it follows Edwin, a substitute teacher assigned to teach at Duri Senior High School, an institution notorious for its troubled students. The film was released by Amazon MGM Studios on 17 April 2025. It received the most nominations at the 2025 Indonesian Film Festival, alongside The Shadow Strays, with twelve each.

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