Pain is there to protect you. Eighteen-year-old Tara was found in a wooden chest, while the rest of her family were murdered. She can't remember what happened. The police try to find the killer through severely traumatised Tara with the help of her psychiatrist. When the truth unraveled, the mystery grows deeper: Are you really a survivor, or everyone else was trying to survive from you? One of exceptional Indonesian psychological thrillers, Catharsis explores the mysteries of memory, the ...

ka·tar·sis: n (Psi) cara pengobatan orang yg berpenyakit saraf dng membiarkannya menuangkan segala isi hatinya dng bebas; (Sas) kelegaan emosional setelah mengalami ketegangan dan pertikaian batin akibat suatu lakuan dramatis. Seluruh keluarganya tewas dalam pembunuhan sadis, sementara Tara ditemukan dalam kondisi mengenaskan di kotak perkakas kayu. Dengan bantuan Alfons, psikiaternya, polisi berusaha menemukan sang pembunuh lewat Tara yang mengalami trauma berat. Teka-teki pembunuhan ini ...