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The Sadness

Original title: Ku bei
  • 20212021
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
7.4K
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POPULARITY
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The Sadness (2021)
After a year of combating a pandemic with relatively benign symptoms, a frustrated nation finally lets its guard down. This is when the virus spontaneously mutates, giving rise to a mind-altering plague. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things they can think of. Murder, torture, rape and mutilation are only the beginning. A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to reunite amid the chaos. The age of civility and order is no more. There is only "The Sadness".
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A young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists.A young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists.A young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
7.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
302
71
  • Director
    • Rob Jabbaz
  • Writer
    • Rob Jabbaz
  • Stars
    • Berant Zhu
    • Regina Lei
    • Ying-Ru Chen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rob Jabbaz
  • Writer
    • Rob Jabbaz
  • Stars
    • Berant Zhu
    • Regina Lei
    • Ying-Ru Chen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 132User reviews
    • 122Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:13
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    Photos22

    Berant Zhu in The Sadness (2021)
    Berant Zhu in The Sadness (2021)
    Tzu-Chiang Wang in The Sadness (2021)
    Berant Zhu and Ralf Chiu in The Sadness (2021)
    The Sadness (2021)
    Berant Zhu and Chi-Min Chou in The Sadness (2021)
    Ying-Ru Chen in The Sadness (2021)
    Berant Zhu and Regina Lei in The Sadness (2021)
    Chi-Min Chou in The Sadness (2021)
    The Sadness (2021)
    Tzu-Chiang Wang in The Sadness (2021)
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    Berant Zhu
    Berant Zhu
    • Jimas Jim
    Regina Lei
    • Katas Kat
    Ying-Ru Chen
    • Mollyas Molly
    Tzu-Chiang Wang
    Tzu-Chiang Wang
    • Businessmanas Businessman
    Emerson Tsai
    Emerson Tsai
    • Warren Liuas Warren Liu
    Wei-Hua Lan
    Wei-Hua Lan
    • Dr. Alan Wongas Dr. Alan Wong
    Ralf Chiu
    Ralf Chiu
    • Mr. Linas Mr. Lin
    • (as Ralf Yen-Hsiang Chiu)
    Chi-Min Chou
    • Old Womanas Old Woman
    Lue-Keng Huang
    • Kevinas Kevin…
    • Director
      • Rob Jabbaz
    • Writer
      • Rob Jabbaz
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    • Trivia
      The film is funded with a mixture of cryptocurrency and revenue from a producer's cam girl business.
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      Features Fiendish Funnies (2013)
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    User reviews132

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    7/10
    Redefined zombie
    The most violent film in the history of Chinese film, the blood level is average, but the imaginative sadism and close-up shots cause serious physical discomfort, the violent and strange atmosphere is full of hostility, and challenges the physiology. The black pupils are like an abyss. Don't dare to stare for long.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Taiwan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 哭悲
    • Filming locations
      • Taipei, Taiwan
    • Production company
      • Machi Xcelsior Studios
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $264,927
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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