Keening Woman
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Duration: 01:54:20
Country/Region:
Hong Kong
Release Year: 2013
Release Year: 2013
Story:
Cotton (Michelle Wai) is a keening woman, whose vocation is to wail and dance for the deceased. One day, as she performs the ritual at the funeral parlor, she sees the ghost of Ling (Mitsu Hana). Cotton starts to engage with Ling against the advice of her boyfriend Hang (Ryan Hui). As Cotton and Ling get closer, they initiate a journey into the world of the spirits and enter the realm of subconsciousness and mysticism filled with surrealistic and fantastical imageries.
Cotton (Michelle Wai) is a keening woman, whose vocation is to wail and dance for the deceased. One day, as she performs the ritual at the funeral parlor, she sees the ghost of Ling (Mitsu Hana). Cotton starts to engage with Ling against the advice of her boyfriend Hang (Ryan Hui). As Cotton and Ling get closer, they initiate a journey into the world of the spirits and enter the realm of subconsciousness and mysticism filled with surrealistic and fantastical imageries.
Cast
Rita Hui
Directors
Runtime :
114
minutes
Language :
Cantonese
Subtitles :
Chinese，English
Festivals&Awards :
2013 Busan International Film Festival, Official Selection Window of Asia Cinema
2013 The South Taiwan Film Festival
2013 Busan International Film Festival, Official Selection Window of Asia Cinema
2013 The South Taiwan Film Festival
Tags :
#journey #spirit #realm
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Cast
Rita Hui
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