I le masina o Oketopa 2019, na tatalaina ai e Anwar le ata mataʻutia o le "Impetigore" ("Perempuan Tanah Jahanam") e avea ma ana ata lona valu, ma avea ai ma mea taua ma manuia faapisinisi. I le 2020 Citra Award, na manumalo ai Anwar i lana Citra Award lona lua mo le Best Director faʻapea foi ma le filifilia i le vaega o le Best Original Screenplay. Na ia mauaina foʻi le isi filifilia i le vaega o le Best Adapted Screenplay mo le tusiaina o le toe faia o le Kimo Stamboel's Indonesian horror classic "The Queen of Black Magic". "Impetigore's 17 nominations na solia le faamaumauga mo le tele o filifiliga na mauaina e se ata na faia muamua e Mouly Surya's "Marlina le fasioti tagata i le Fa Faʻatinoga" ma 14 filifiliga i le 2018. Faʻavaomalo, na amataina i le 2020 Sundance Film Festival i iloiloga lelei. Josh Hurtado o le Screen Anarchy viia Anwar mo le faaauau pea "e vaneina se nofoaga mo ia lava o se tasi o le lalolagi taitai ituaiga auteurs, alu mai le malosi i le malosi, ua ia te ia se incredibly faagaeetia tino o galuega ua uma ona, ma e foliga mai e na ona maua lelei ao ia avea atili naunautai. " I le masina o Novema 2020, na faalauiloa ai le "Impetigore" o le talosaga aloaia a Indonesia mo le 2021 Academy Awards
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