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The Housemaid

2016 · 105 min

A slow, shadowy gothic romance where forbidden desire and a vengeful spirit tighten around you like humid air.

Directed by
Derek Nguyen
Genres
Romance, Horror
Starring
Nhung Kate, Jean-Michel Richaud, Kim Xuân
Tagline
Her arrival awakes the wrath of spirits.
Overview
When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife... who is out for blood.

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Directed by
Derek Nguyen
Genres
Romance, Horror
Starring
Nhung Kate, Jean-Michel Richaud, Kim Xuân
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • love
  • revenge
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, horror
Directed by
Derek Nguyen
Written by
Derek Nguyen
Starring
Nhung Kate, Jean-Michel Richaud, Kim Xuân, Svitlana Kovalenko, Huỳnh Kiến An, Rosie Fellner, Phi Phung, Linh Sơn
Music
Jerome Leroy
Cinematography
Sam Chase
Runtime
105 min
Country
Vietnam
Languages
English, Vietnamese

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