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The Soul

2021 · 130 min

A slow-burning, cerebral thriller that unsettles with body-swapping horror and moral ambiguity, demanding close attention as it unravels its twisted mystery.

Directed by: Cheng Wei-hao
Genres: Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Chang Chen, Ning Chang, Christopher Lee

Overview: The founder of a corporation developing a futuristic cancer treatment is brutally murdered, and a prosecutor sidelined by the illness asks to lead the case, assisted by his newly pregnant detective wife.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, betrayal, morality
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Directed by: Cheng Wei-hao
Genres: Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Chang Chen, Ning Chang, Christopher Lee

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
betrayal
morality
death
Places: big city
workplace
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild