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Film Screening: Rigor Mortis
Rigor Mortis is set in a creepy and moody Hong Kong public housing tower whose occupants we soon discover, run the gamut from the living to the dead, to the undead, along with ghosts, vampires and zombies.
When:
July 27, 2014 3:30pm to 12:00am
A depressed former movie star moves into a cheap apartment building with the intention of committing suicide. When he is saved by another resident, he soon discovers that the building and its inhabitants are in thrall to supernatural forces.
This directorial debut from actor Juno Mak was inspired by Hong Kong jiang shi movies: tales of zombies and vampires inspired by Cantonese folklore. It even stars Chin Siu-ho and Anthony Chan, who teamed up in one of the classics of the genre, Mr. Vampire (screening at 1 pm). J-Horror icon Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge) coproduced this stylish horror movie, completing its impressive pedigree. (Dir.: Juno Mak, Hong Kong, 2013, 105 min., Blu-ray, Cantonese with English subtitles)
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