The Siege at Thorn High

About The Siege at Thorn High

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.

The Siege at Thorn High (2025) is a crime thriller film directed by Joko Anwar. It runs 118 minutes and was released in April 2025.

The film is filed under tragic, chaos, political thriller, and apathetic.

Morgan Oey takes the lead as Edwin, Omara Esteghlal as Jefri Hariman, Hana Pitrashata Malasan as Valdiana Rahardjo, and Endy Arfian as Khristo Ramli. The screenplay is by Joko Anwar. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Hurricane Bianca, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Terminator Genisys make useful companions to The Siege at Thorn High, all filed under discrimination, high school, and school. It carries a NR rating.