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Temple (2017)

Temple poster
Directed by
Michael Barrett
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 186 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of American tourists travels to Japan to explore ancient temples. They become fixated on a local legend about a haunted temple and decide to investigate. The film follows their growing obsession and the disturbing events that follow.

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What happens

Temple is a 2017 horror film directed by Michael Barrett (in his directorial debut) and written by Simon Barrett. Logan Huffman, Natalia Warner, and Brandon Tyler Sklenar star as Americans who visit Japan to research local temples. Once there, they become obsessed with investigating a temple said to be haunted. It is an international co-production between the United States and Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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