Hong Kong Thriller from the Director of THE EYE Source: Terracotta Distribution Special Thanks to Claire Marty
In the Hong Kong horror thriller FAIRY TALE KILLER (??, Zui hung, 2012), a series of gruesome murders resembling fairy tales puzzle a hard-nosed detective. Inspector Wong arrests a seemingly disturbed man who has confessed to a brutal murder reminiscent of a children’s fable. After the supposed victim turns up alive and unharmed, the perpetrator is dismissed as a crank and let free. Days later, the victim turns up dead with his stomach cut open and stuffed with rocks. Wong realises he has let a dangerous killer go free and becomes obsessed with tracking him down whilst covering up his mistake. While Wong’s family life is neglected, more and more grizzly and bloody murders are committed laying reference to Cinderella, The Red Shoes and Hansel & Gretel. Filmmakers: Psycho-thriller FAIRY TALE KILLER is written and directed by Danny Pang, in collaboration with Thai director of photography Decha Srimantra (THE EYE, CHOCOLATE). Danny and Oxide Pang are screenwriters and film directors from Hong Kong. They frequently work in the Thai film industry, where they made their directorial debut as a team, BANGKOK DANGEROUS (??????????????? ???????????? ???????, Bangkok dæn ceo r?s?phechc?h?hat ngeiyb x?ntray, 1999) -- which was remade with Nicholas Cage -- and their international hit THE EYE (??, Gin gwai, 2002) has spawned a franchise as well as Hollywood and Hindi remakes. FAIRY TALE KILLER stars Sean Lau (MAD DETECTIVE, LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE), Wang Bao Qiang (BLIND SHAFT), Elanne Kwong (THE CHILD’S EYE), Elena Kong (A SIMPLE LIFE, VENGEANCE), Joey Meng, Low Houi Kang and Lam Suet (KUNG FU HUSTLE, SPARROW). Technical Information UK Distributor: Terracotta Media Release Date: October 7, 2013 Format: DVD (Region 2, PAL) Number of discs: 1 Certification: 15 Audio: Cantonese and Mandarin languages Subtitles: English Running Time: 90 minutes RRP: £14.99 DVD Special Features — Interview with Sean Lau — Making Of
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