Hex
邪
CINEMA1980-07-09
RegionHK
Runtime90 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Folk taboo, revenge and supernatural dread reach an extreme in one of Kuei Chih-hung's defining cult horror films.”
“Folk taboo, revenge and supernatural dread reach an extreme in one of Kuei Chih-hung's defining cult horror films.”
Storyline
Constantly mistreated by her cruel husband, the frail Chan Sau-ying awaits certain death from tuberculosis. The new servant girl, Yi-wah takes pity on her mistress' plight and the pair proceed to drown him one evening. They dump his body in a near-by pond but Sau-ying believes that the man's bloated corpse has risen from the bog to seek vengeance.
DIRECTOR / Director
Kuei Chih-Hung
KEYWORDS
undeadwitchcraft
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Trilogy of films surrounding Chinese witchcraft ("hexes"), loosely related to each other but all directed by Kuei Chih-Hung.
