Underplayed Gems

The Immortal (2018)

The Immortal poster
Original title
Người Bất Tử
Directed by
Victor Vu
Country
Vietnam
Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
C18
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man has lived for three centuries because of a dark magic ritual. The film follows his long life and the consequences of his immortality.

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What happens

The Immortal (Vietnamese: Người Bất Tử) is a 2018 Vietnamese film directed by Victor Vu. The twelfth feature film by Vu, it tells the story of a man who has lived for three centuries after making himself immortal through dark magic. It premiered in the United States at the 11th Viet Film Fest in 2019 and won the Award for Best Cinematography for a Feature film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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