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Soul (2013)

Soul poster
Original title
失魂
Directed by
Chung Mong-hong
Genre
horror film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man returns to his family home in rural Taiwan after a violent incident. His behavior becomes increasingly strange and disturbing. The story explores what happens when his family struggles to understand if he is experiencing a psychological break or something more sinister.

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What happens

Soul (Chinese: 失魂; pinyin: Shī hún) is a 2013 Taiwanese horror film written and directed by Chung Mong-hong. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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