Detention

A suffocating, slow dread that braids ghostly hauntings with political repression, leaving you unsettled and quietly heartbroken.

Created by

Liu Yi, Shiang-An Chuang

Genres

Drama, Mystery

Starring

Han Ning, Lee Ling-wei, Akira Huang

Overview

During the period of martial law in 1960s Taiwan, some teachers and students from Cui Hua High School were arrested for possessing banned books. A female student fell to her death and rumors spread of a ghost haunting the campus. Thirty years later, the draconian culture of the school remains unchanged as a new transfer student uncovers the dark secrets behind the school’s haunting.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Isolation, trauma, power, memory

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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