Marché du Film: Naeim Ghalili & Amir Muhammad's SUSUK

Introduction:
su·suk (n)
1. Form; shape; frame.
2. The forbidden practice of inserting and embedding foreign objects such as gold, silver, and diamonds under a person's skin in order to increase the person's allure. The wearer will have to respect a few taboos for this magical spell to work, failing which the consequences will be dire. There is also a dangerous variant called susuk keramat which most likely is no longer practiced today.

Synopsis:
Beauty has a price. Soraya is a young trainee nurse who is starting to feel disaffected by her life. A chance introduction to the world of glamour piques her earlier ambition to be a star. She does not succeed at first, but she is told that the forbidden practice of susuk can help. She has to make a choice whether to stay the way she is, or cross the line.... Meanwhile, Suzana is a prominent diva with an air of mystery. She has long been a practitioner of the black arts due to her use of the extreme susuk keramat. Every time she violates a taboo, a human life is required. We follow the eventful lives of these two women until we get to the true secret of this dreaded charm.