The Sadness (2021)

Original title

哭悲

Directed by

Rob Jabbaz

Genre

horror film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple tries to reunite during a viral outbreak that turns people into sadistic murderers. The film follows their desperate journey through a city consumed by violence.

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What happens

The Sadness (Chinese: 哭悲; pinyin: Kū Bēi; lit. 'Cry Sad') is a 2021 Taiwanese body horror film written, directed, and edited by Canadian filmmaker Rob Jabbaz in his feature directorial debut. It stars Berant Zhu and Regina Lei (in her feature film debut role) as a young couple attempting to reunite amidst a viral pandemic that turns people into homicidal maniacs, torturers and rapists. Produced by Machi Xcelsior Studios and David Barker, the film received a theatrical release in Taiwan on 22 January 2021, and premiered internationally at the 74th Locarno International Film Festival on 12 August 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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