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Ebola Syndrome

1996 · 100 min

A grimy, mean-spirited exploitation shocker that mixes gross-out horror with pitch-black comedy, leaving you feeling unclean.

Directed by
Herman Yau
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Horror
Starring
Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Vincent Wan Yeung-ming, Shing Fui-On
Overview
A violent fugitive on the run from the law makes his way from Hong Kong to South Africa, where he discovers that he's immune to the Ebola virus, and later returns home to spread the deadly disease.

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Directed by
Herman Yau
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Horror
Starring
Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Vincent Wan Yeung-ming, Shing Fui-On
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • corruption
  • survival
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, horror
Directed by
Herman Yau
Written by
Chau Ting
Starring
Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Vincent Wan Yeung-ming, Shing Fui-On, Lo Meng, Marianne Chan, Angel Wong Chui-ling, Cheung Lau, Peter Ngor Chi-kwan
Cinematography
Puccini Yu Kwok-Ping
Runtime
100 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, English, Zulu, Mandarin

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