Roh, or known as Soul, is a 2019 Malaysian Malay-language independent folk horror film directed by Emir Ezwan in his directorial debut.

The film received critical acclaim internationally, with reviewers praising its symbolism, cinematography and incorporation of Malay folklore.

Some outlets also highlighted Roh as a standout in Malaysian cinema and part of a new wave of low-budget folk horror films from Southeast Asia.

Mak tells them a legend about a restless forest spirit that is cursed to endlessly hunt animals and children but victims can save themselves by knocking two rocks together and chanting a mantra.

Tok conducts a ritual and instructs Angah to sacrifice two white pigeons but the boy secretly lets one of the birds go free.

The film ends with Along burning down the family home with her mother, weakened by loss of blood from slit wrists, and dead brother inside it.

[2][3] It is the second film produced by Malaysian production house Kuman Pictures, following Two Sisters, and Emir Ezwan's directorial debut.

[4] It had a theatrical release in Singapore and Malaysia in August 2020,[5][6] but the reintroduction of the Movement Control Order during the COVID-19 pandemic later closed cinemas and disrupted local distribution.

[9][10] The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying it "succeeds as a spine-tingling baffler, hitting at nerves we can’t quite articulate but feel all the same.

[8] NME called it a "high point in Southeast Asian horror" that does "a fantastic job of crafting ominous imagery from the film’s natural surroundings".

[2] NME similarly suggested the film "announces newcomer Emir Ezwan as one of Southeast Asia’s premier genre filmmakers, standing alongside the likes of Indonesia’s Joko Anwar and the Philippines’ Mikhail Red.