Movie

Raja Bersiong

1968 · 108 min

A slow, ominous plunge into mythic horror, where royal appetite curdles into monstrous hunger and dread hangs over every feast.

Overview: Raja Bersiong, the Fanged King, is a cannibal monarch in the Kedah epic literature Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa (HMM). A king with an intense appetite for human blood that over time he grew fangs and began attacking his own people to feast on them.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, madness, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
madness
death
violence
Places: fantasy world
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex mild