A man convinced he murdered his wife is haunted by her ghost. Marketed as Mainland China's first horror movie.
Direction
Zhang Bingjian's workaround for ghost ban is genuinely clever
Acting
Qin Hailu's ghost wife: menacing in a nightgown, no special effects needed
Production
Shot on digital video, looks like a cursed home movie
Director
Zhang Bingjian
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
China's Film Bureau prohibits supernatural elements promoting 'feudal superstition'—directors must rationalize horror through psychology, dreams, or hoaxes.
Qin Hailu won Best Actress at Hong Kong Film Awards for this same year in a different film—this ghost role was her horror detour between prestige projects.
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