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The Rope Curse

2018 · 106 min

A slow-creeping supernatural dread that tightens around you as a stunt spirals into something genuinely unsettling.

Directed by: Liao Shih-han
Genres: Horror
Starring: Hsia Yu-chiao, Vicci Pan, Tou Tsung-hua

Overview: Hoping to make a viral video by streaming a mysterious rope ritual, a couple falls into a deadly curse instead that turns their lives upside down.

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Directed by: Liao Shih-han
Genres: Horror
Starring: Hsia Yu-chiao, Vicci Pan, Tou Tsung-hua

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
obsession
fate
death
guilt
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Liao Shih-han
Written by: Ma Tzu-ming
Starring: Hsia Yu-chiao, Vicci Pan, Tou Tsung-hua, Chu Chung-heng, Ying Tsai-Ling, Jason Tsou, Chen Bo-zheng, Vera Chen Hsueh-chen
Music: Dino Chun
Cinematography: Meteor Cheung
Runtime: 106 min
Country: Taiwan
Languages: Mandarin

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