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The Sadness

2021 · 100 min

A relentless, sickening plunge into viral madness that leaves you tense, shaken, and deeply disturbed.

Directed by: Rob Jabbaz
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Berant Zhu, Regina Lei, Wang Tzu-chiang

Tagline: It feels...wonderful...
Overview: A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they attempt to be reunited amid the chaos of a pandemic outbreak. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things imaginable.

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Directed by: Rob Jabbaz
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Berant Zhu, Regina Lei, Wang Tzu-chiang

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
survival
madness
deception
trauma
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	10
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	10
Darkness	10
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Rob Jabbaz
Written by: Rob Jabbaz
Starring: Berant Zhu, Regina Lei, Wang Tzu-chiang, Apple Chen, Lan Wei-hua, Ralf Chiu, Huang Lueh-geng, Emerson Tsai
Music: Tzechar
Cinematography: Bai Jie-li
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Taiwan
Languages: Mandarin

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