The Curse of Willow Song (2020)
- Directed by
- Karen Lam
- Country
- Canada
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman just out of prison struggles to rebuild her life in Vancouver. Her past and a mysterious curse begin to haunt her in ways that blur reality and the supernatural.
tenseatmosphericmoodyslow-burnunsettlingemotionally heavysupernaturally tinged
What happens
The Curse of Willow Song is a 2020 Canadian horror thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Karen Lam. The film stars Valerie Tian as Willow Song, a young woman in Vancouver who has recently been released from prison, blending both social realism and supernatural horror as Willow grapples with choices about her life. Its cast also includes Simon Chin, Elfina Luk and Ingrid Nilson. Lam has described The Curse of Willow Song as inspired by Japanese horror films, in particular the 1926 film A Page of Madness. The Curse of Willow Song premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best British Columbia Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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