The Ancestral

"The hour is coming"

2022 1h 41m RU

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 61

Horror

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After suffering a family tragedy, a widower named Thanh moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. Both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors. Their father seeks the help of a local psychologist, but chilling secrets and visions eventually prove that all is not what it seems in the old family house.

“The hour is coming”

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Cast

Lam Thanh My
Linh
Quang Tuấn
Thanh
Mai Cát Vi
Yen
Dieu Nhi
Hanh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Le Van Kiet
Writers: Le Van Kiet
Languages: Vietnamese
Countries: Vietnam

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Le Van Kiet, shot by Morgan Schmidt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nguyễn Hoàng Anh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Lam Thanh My and Quang Tuấn and Mai Cát Vi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The hour is coming".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14134154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Le Van Kiet directs. Morgan Schmidt behind the camera. Nguyễn Hoàng Anh scores. Produced in Vietnam. Dialogue in Vietnamese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Le Van Kiet, shot by Morgan Schmidt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Nguyễn Hoàng Anh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Lam Thanh My and Quang Tuấn and Mai Cát Vi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The hour is coming".
7IMDB entry: tt14134154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Morgan Schmidt
Original score: Nguyễn Hoàng Anh
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,849,768
Original language: RU
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Ancestral (2022)

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patient12025-10-25
★ 7/10
Simple family trying to move forward after a tragedy befell them, the loss must feel unbearable to the young ones. Very strange occurrences are happening to our young members of the family, and a new character has come into play. There's been an accident or maybe a lead into what is actually going on, but either way, it's scary for our young character now in peril. This film has been an emotional roller-coaster of thoughts and perceptions.