Tao

A long, shadowy silent serial where superstition and greed stalk a colonial frontier, unfolding slowly with menace and old-fashioned earnestness.

Directed by

Gaston Ravel

Starring

Joë Hamman, Mary Harald, Andrée Brabant

Overview

Jacques Chauvry, the new government delegate for a French protectorate in Cambodia, meets the young Soun who, due to a series of circumstances, will become heir to land that houses a large oil field. Tao , an evil mestizo, along with his minions, tries to get hold of these lands, terrorizing the locals by appearing disguised as the "spirit of evil".

How it feels

Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Greed, power, colonialism, deception

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

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

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