BENCOENG

Directed by RAYFINO RAYNALDI

**Synopsis** Kris, a teenage boy, lives in the shadow of trauma after losing his lover, Erika, who was brutally murdered in their room a year ago. Unable to accept the reality of her death, Kris slowly sinks into grief that erodes his sanity. He begins wearing Erika’s clothes, makeup, and hair as if trying to bring back the person he loved the most. Their last simple memory, a small conversation about chicken porridge, turns into a deep wound when Kris returns home and finds Erika dying after being attacked by a mysterious man. The incident shatters Kris’s mind and changes his life forever. A year later, Kris comes to Erika’s grave with the intention of ending his own life. In the middle of his despair, he notices someone visiting a nearby grave wearing a bracelet identical to the one worn by Erika’s killer. The sorrow he has buried for so long suddenly turns into rage and a desire for revenge. In the end, Kris stands covered in blood with an empty gaze,