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Re-cycle (2006)

Re-cycle poster
Original title
鬼域
Directed by
Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang Phat
Genre
horror film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
16
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 182 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A writer discovers a world filled with discarded things from forgotten stories. She must navigate this strange place to find her way back.

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What happens

Re-cycle (Cantonese: 鬼域 Gwai wik) is a 2006 horror film directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Angelica Lee. The film was the closing film in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a reunion for the Pangs and the actress Lee, who starred in the Pangs' 2002 hit The Eye. It is a Hong Kong/Thai co-production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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