Dream Home

"In a cut-throat property market, she'd kill for a harbour view."

2010 1h 36m CN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 189

Horror

Synopsis

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A woman will go to whatever lengths necessary to obtain her dream home with a view of the sea. This includes driving down the property value and decreasing the occupancy rate by killing her potential neighbors.

“In a cut-throat property market, she'd kill for a harbour view.”

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Cast

Josie Ho
Cheng Lai Sheung
Eason Chan Yik-Shun
Siu To
Lawrence Chou
On Jai
Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Cheung Jai
Juno Mak
Cop Fat
Felix Lok Ying-Kwan
Cop Man
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Sheung's Father
Nina Paw Hei-Ching
Sheung's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung
Writers: Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung, Wan Chi-Man, Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung, shot by Nelson Yu Lik-wai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gabriele Roberto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Wenders Li Tung-Chuen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Josie Ho and Eason Chan Yik-Shun and Lawrence Chou carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In a cut-throat property market, she'd kill for a harbour view.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1407972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung directs. Nelson Yu Lik-wai behind the camera. Gabriele Roberto scores. Wenders Li Tung-Chuen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung, shot by Nelson Yu Lik-wai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Gabriele Roberto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Wenders Li Tung-Chuen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Josie Ho and Eason Chan Yik-Shun and Lawrence Chou carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "In a cut-throat property market, she'd kill for a harbour view.".
7IMDB entry: tt1407972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Original score: Gabriele Roberto
Editing: Wenders Li Tung-Chuen
Production design: Man Lim-Chung
Makeup / hair: Andrew Lin Hoi
VFX supervisor: Kim Ho Pui-Kin
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Box office: $378,600
Original language: CN
IMDB: Dream Home (2010)

Awards

Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award

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What people are saying

Hotsake2016-12-03
★ 8/10
Wow, I had heard good things about this movie and went into it with high expectations and I wasn't let down. This is a great horror movie but better than that it a great film period. The main part of the movie takes place during a 2 hour time period and is filled with flash backs through out, which brings depth to the main character. The movie s very gory and becomes more so as it goes on. There is plenty of black humor and drama as well to help balance things out and even most of the minor characters are given a bit of depth and development. The film is based on a true mass murder incident even if the story itself is fiction. I've seen some other movie with Jose in them but she never really made an impression on me until now. Josie Ho was amazing in this and I will be checking out more of her films.

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