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Ta

2025 · 17 min

A slow, unsettling drift through a grim city, more dreamlike than scary, leaving a lingering chill.

Directed by: Ler Jiyuan
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Archie Kao, Brendan Robinson, Wendy Zhuo

Overview: In a bleak, dystopian modern city, an agent of the underworld intersects with the lives of those lost in despair — guiding them on a surreal, transformative journey into death and beyond.

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Directed by: Ler Jiyuan
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Archie Kao, Brendan Robinson, Wendy Zhuo

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
fate
grief
survival
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Ler Jiyuan
Written by: Jack Ruefli, Ler Jiyuan
Starring: Archie Kao, Brendan Robinson, Wendy Zhuo, Trevor Torseth, Larry Herskovic
Cinematography: Arman Meinecke
Runtime: 17 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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