Detention (2019)
- Original title
- 返校
- Directed by
- John Hsu
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- IIB
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 115 voters
- 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
Two students are trapped in their high school at night during Taiwan's White Terror period. They try to escape while searching for their missing teacher, encountering ghosts and facing a grim truth about their situation.
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What happens
Detention (Chinese: 返校) is a 2019 Taiwanese supernatural psychological horror film directed by John Hsu and based on the popular horror video game of same name developed by Red Candle Games. Set in 1962 during Taiwan's White Terror period, two students are trapped at their hillside high school at night. While trying to escape and find their missing teacher, they encounter ghosts and the dark truth of their fate. The film was not released in mainland China due to a ban, but enjoyed strong box office success in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and South Korea; the film was also selected in the official section of the 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam. A TV series of the same name aired in 2020 on PTS and Netflix. The TV series is also based on the video game, but features a different story from the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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