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Back Home

2023 · 102 min

A slow, unsettling return to a haunted home, where grief and ghosts blur into a quiet, creepy atmosphere.

Directed by
Nate Ki
Genres
Horror
Starring
Anson Kong, Bai Ling, Tai Bo
Overview
Heung Wing has been sensitive to paranormal activity and keeps seeing ghosts since he was a kid. One day, Heung Wing receives news that his mother is in coma after committing suicide, which forces him to return to the old home. Everything seems strange and weird.

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Directed by
Nate Ki
Genres
Horror
Starring
Anson Kong, Bai Ling, Tai Bo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
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Languages
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