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The Sleep Curse

2017 · 102 min

A slow, oppressive horror that shifts between eras, leaving a lingering sense of dread and inherited guilt.

Overview
In 1990, Neurologist Lam Sik Ka and his former flame suffer from the generational sleep curse that rooted in their both families war engagement during World War Two. Lam tries to save her flame from the grudge.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • guilt
  • fate
  • war
  • trauma
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Herman Yau
Written by
Eric Lee, Erica Li Man
Starring
Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Michelle Wai Si-nga, Jojo Goh, Ikki Funaki, Bryant Mak Chi-Lok, Gordon Lam Ka-tung, Pancy Chan Pui-sze, Gai Yew Lan
Music
Brother Hung
Cinematography
Joe Chan Kwong-Hung
Runtime
102 min
Country
Hong Kong, China
Languages
Cantonese, Japanese, Malay

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