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Tales from the Occult

"Every nook and cranny has its tears"

2022 1h 51m CN
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★4.4TMDB · 5
Horror
Synopsis
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Three short films about the hidden horrors that lurk behind the urban landscape of Hong Kong.

“Every nook and cranny has its tears”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Wesley Hoi Ip Sang
Writers
Andrew Fung Chih-Chiang, Fruit Chan, Ho Siu-Hong
Languages
Cantonese
Countries
Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tales from the Occult Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Wesley Hoi Ip Sang, shot by Wong Ho-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Total To 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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Cherry Ngan Cheuk-Ling and Ng Wing-Sze and Kelvin Kwan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every nook and cranny has its tears".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15012154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wesley Hoi Ip Sang directs. Wong Ho-Ming behind the camera. Total To cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 4 years ago.
  • 2Part of the "Tales from the Occult Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 3Directed by Wesley Hoi Ip Sang, shot by Wong Ho-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Total To shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Cherry Ngan Cheuk-Ling and Ng Wing-Sze and Kelvin Kwan carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Every nook and cranny has its tears".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt15012154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Wong Ho-Ming
Editing
Total To
Runtime
111 min · 1h 51m
Status
Released
Original language
CN
Certification (US)
IIB

Part of

Tales from the Occult Collection

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Media Asia Films

    Media Asia Films

    HK

  • MO

    Movie Addict Productions

    HK

Key crew

  • ProducerJohn Chong
  • ProducerMatthew Tang Hon-Keung
  • ChoreographerJack Wong
  • Sound AssistantVincent Fung Yiu-Tong
  • Art Department AssistantAlice Chung Lee-Fei
  • Focus PullerRingo So Chung-Hay
  • Sound MixerSiu Yu Lam
  • Sound EditorSiu Yu Lam
  • Assistant Art DirectorSindy Wong Sin Yi
  • Assistant DirectorSamuel Hui Chun-Yin
  • Second Unit CinematographerChristopher Tang Chi Long
  • Steadicam OperatorChristopher Tang Chi Long
  • Sound MixerKwok Ka Ki
  • Art DirectionChan Chet
  • Art DirectionDelon Siu
  • EditorTotal To

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • anthology
  • horror anthology

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2022-08-19· Hong Kong International Film Festival
  • Theatrical2022-09-15IIB

Also known as

International titles

  • 香港怪奇物語 歪んだ三つの空間JP
  • 失衡凶间CN
  • Tales from the Occult 1US

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