The Soul Reaper
Feature Film/ Viet Nam/ 09 min/ 2023
Director: Trần Hữu Tấn
Screenwriter: Thảo Trang, Thanh Thu
Director of Photography: Trần Châu Quốc Hưng (Fa Châu Trần)
Production: ProductionQ, Creative House
Music Composer: Trần Đức Quang
Production Designer: Thần Giao Cách Cảm/ Than Giao Cach Cam
Cast: Võ Điền Gia Huy, Hoàng Hà, Lan Phương/ Vo Dien Gia Huy, Hoang Ha, Lan Phuong
Synopsis:
The normal wedding of a young girl in Hell Village, an infamous village that no one can enter or escape, is disrupted by a creepy-looking stranger. Tragedies soon arise, as the girl and her fellow villagers gradually get devastated by a series of brutal murders that are connected to an ancient black magic practice and the village’s dark past.
Director’s biography:
Director Tran Huu Tan was born in 1983, emerging as a familiar name to those who love Vietnamese horror films. He likes to use folklore or urban legends to create films that evoke terror in the audience. His first film – Home Sweet Home – was selected to participate in the 2019 Busan International Film Festival (Korea), in the program of A Window on Asian Cinema (for outstanding films by Asian directors). His next works include the movie Survive (2021), Vietnamese Horror Stories (2022), the series Hellbound Village (2023) and Soul Reaper (2023).
