Strikingly modern variation on the horror film in which a haunted house – such as also featured in an exhibition in this programme – plays an important role. It actually plays the lead. Nam seems at first to be a teenager like any other. He spends too much time at his computer and is crazy about a girl. Her name is Chee. Nam lives with his family in a simple apartment. In the rather old and run-down building, strange things happen. Some of his old friends suddenly commit suicide. A mother and her little boy also take their own lives. It’s only when his brother and his beloved Chee start to behave strangely that Nam wakes up and tries to solve the puzzle. It becomes clear to him that the building is filled with roaming and vengeful spirits, but he’s one of the few who can see them. It becomes apparent that he has inherited a special gift from his family. At first he doesn’t know whether he should be happy with this gift. In any case, he now has the difficult responsibility of saving his dearest from the demons.
This is David Lee’s directing début, but it’s good to see, and to notice that he has learnt the craft from the greats of the Hong Kong cinema. (GjZ)
Film details
- Country of production
- Hong Kong
- Year
- 2007
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 92"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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