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    Ab-normal Beauty

    Original title: Sei mong se jun
    • 20042004
    • RR
    • 1h 41min
    IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    2.4K
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    Sei mong se jun (2004)
    DramaHorror

    Jiney is a talented student of Arts with a trauma in her childhood and lack of communication with her mother, and excellent photographer that is not satisfied with her awarded works. When she witnesses a car crash, she i... Read allJiney is a talented student of Arts with a trauma in her childhood and lack of communication with her mother, and excellent photographer that is not satisfied with her awarded works. When she witnesses a car crash, she is driven by a morbid wish and takes pictures of the dead victim. ... Read allJiney is a talented student of Arts with a trauma in her childhood and lack of communication with her mother, and excellent photographer that is not satisfied with her awarded works. When she witnesses a car crash, she is driven by a morbid wish and takes pictures of the dead victim. She becomes obsessed... Read allJiney is a talented student of Arts with a trauma in her childhood and lack of communication with her mother, and excellent photographer that is not satisfied with her awarded works. When she witnesses a car crash, she is driven by a morbid wish and takes pictures of the dead vic... Read allJiney is a talented student of Arts with a trauma in her childhood and lack of communication with her mother, and excellent photographer that is not satisfied with her awarded works. When she witnesses a car crash, she is driven by a morbid wish and takes pictures of the dead victim. She becomes obsessed with death, and her close friend Jas feels that Jiney needs help... Read all

    • Director
      • Oxide Chun Pang
    • Writers
      • Oxide Chun Pang
      • Thomas Pang
    • Stars
      • Race Wong
      • Rosanne Wong
      • Anson Leung
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Oxide Chun Pang
    • Writers
      • Oxide Chun Pang
      • Thomas Pang
    • Stars
      • Race Wong
      • Rosanne Wong
      • Anson Leung
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    • 37User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Race Wong
    • Jineyas Jiney
    Rosanne Wong
    • Jasas Jas
    Anson Leung
    Anson Leung
    • Ansonas Anson
    Michelle Yim
    Michelle Yim
    • Jiney's Mumas Jiney's Mum
    Ekin Cheng
    Ekin Cheng
    • Man in Car Crashas Man in Car Crash
    • (uncredited)
    Cub Chien
    • Professor in Figure Painting Classas Professor in Figure Painting Class
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Oxide Chun Pang
    • Writers
      • Oxide Chun Pang
      • Thomas Pang
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    Jiney is a talented student of Arts with a trauma in her childhood and lack of communication with her mother, and excellent photographer that is not satisfied with her awarded works. When she witnesses a car crash, she is driven by a morbid wish and takes pictures of the dead victim. She becomes obsessed with death, and her close friend Jas feels that Jiney needs help with her abnormal behavior and attraction. When Jiney supersedes her death wish, she receives a snuff video where a girl is tortured and killed in front of the camera. Jiney shows the tape to Jas, who questions the authenticity of the footage, and they believe it is a prank of their friend Anson. When the girls realize that it is not a joke of Anson, Jiney receives another tape with the message inviting her to take a look. When she sees the tape, she becomes scared with the sinister footage. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Horror
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violent content and some nudity
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    • Trivia
      (at around 9 mins) When Jiney (Race Wong) first visits Jas (Rosanne Wong)'s apartment, Rosanne is watching a music video of their group, 2R.
    • Connections
      Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)

    User reviews37

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    8/10
    Beautiful, intriguing, but watch your nerves for the last 20 minutes.
    Only 2 comments as I'm writing this, and this movie definitely deserves better.

    I saw it at a little horror festival in France in January.

    This movie is about being lost when you're supposed to become an adult, being lost in the harsh, individualistic world we live in... (that sounds very common, but the movie isn't.) It also takes on voyeurism in a quite original way, even questions photography and "beauty"...

    There is a perpetual and nameless menace surrounding the young girl we follow. She feels alone, misunderstood. But she's got strength and will and talent...

    Her obsession with death will ultimately be an opportunity for her to face herself, although she really seems to loose it as the story unfolds.

    I really find this movie appealing and quite outstanding, and I want to recommend it... ...but there is that finale!!! I can't talk about the ending without destroying what is certainly an intended impression...

    *******************

    but I feel this movie should warn audiences about its extreme violence.

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    That said, there are a lot of reasons to watch this if you have the opportunity.
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    • fedtho
    • Feb 19, 2005

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 2004 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • 死亡寫真
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies
      • Universe Entertainment
      • Magic Head Film Production Co.
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $677,279
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
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