The Maid (2005)

Original title

女佣

Directed by

Kelvin Tong

Genre

horror film, ghost film

Country

Singapore

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Filipino maid arrives in Singapore to work for a Teochew opera family. She struggles to adjust to local customs during the Seventh Month, a time when the dead are believed to roam, and begins to experience disturbing supernatural events in the family's old shophouse.

tenseatmosphericcreepyslow-burnsupernaturally chargedlonelymournfulgothic

What happens

The Maid (Chinese: 女佣) is a 2005 Singaporean horror film directed by Kelvin Tong, revolving around a maid who recently arrived in Singapore from the Philippines. She has to acclimate herself to the customs of the Singapore Seventh Month, during which she struggles with supernatural forces. The maid is employed by a Teochew opera family with many secrets, who give her a place to stay in their dilapidated shophouse. The film broke the box office record in Singapore for the horror genre, making S$700,000 on its opening weekend. It won the European Fantastic Film Festival Federation (EFFFF) Asian Film Award at the 10th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan). The EFFFF Asian Film Award is a prize awarded to the best Asian film of the year by the federation, of which PiFan is a supporting member. It starred Alessandra de Rossi, Hong Huifang, Benny Soh, Guan Zhenwei and Chen Shucheng. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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