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The Sleep Curse

Original title: Shi mian
  • 20172017
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
972
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POPULARITY
62,732
9,357
The Sleep Curse (2017)
Horror
In 1990, Neurologist Lam Sik-ka and his former flame suffer from the generational sleep curse that rooted in their both families war engagement during World War Two. Lam Sik-ka tries to save... Read allIn 1990, Neurologist Lam Sik-ka and his former flame suffer from the generational sleep curse that rooted in their both families war engagement during World War Two. Lam Sik-ka tries to save her flame from the grudge.In 1990, Neurologist Lam Sik-ka and his former flame suffer from the generational sleep curse that rooted in their both families war engagement during World War Two. Lam Sik-ka tries to save her flame from the grudge.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
972
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
62,732
9,357
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    • Director
      • Herman Yau
    • Writers
      • Eric Lee
      • Erica Li
    • Stars
      • Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
      • Michelle Wai
      • Jojo Goh
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Herman Yau
    • Writers
      • Eric Lee
      • Erica Li
    • Stars
      • Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
      • Michelle Wai
      • Jojo Goh
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    • 6User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong in The Sleep Curse (2017)
    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong in The Sleep Curse (2017)
    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong in The Sleep Curse (2017)
    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong in The Sleep Curse (2017)
    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong in The Sleep Curse (2017)
    Ka-Tung Lam and Ikki Funaki in The Sleep Curse (2017)
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    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    • Lam Sing…
    Michelle Wai
    Michelle Wai
    • Man Ching…
    Jojo Goh
    Jojo Goh
    • Monique
    Ka-Tung Lam
    Ka-Tung Lam
    • Chow Fook
    Bryant Ji-Lok Mak
    • Draco
    • (as Bryant Mak Chi Lok)
    Ikki Funaki
    • Colonel Tanaka
    Bao-Quan Chong
    • Teddy
    • Director
      • Herman Yau
    • Writers
      • Eric Lee
      • Erica Li
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    • Trivia
      This film consists of cult horror movie trilogy with Ebola Syndrome (1996) and The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story (1993) but there is also Taxi Hunter (1993) .
    • Connections
      References The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story (1993)

    User reviews6

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    Top review
    3/10
    No horror. Bad script. Horrible execution.
    3 stars here! Watch the movie and figure it out yourself, that is if you can last all the way through. I watched it with 2 friends, all of us begging for the movie to hit its climax and finish.

    And that was a mistake right there. Because when it does so, it goes full on gore, jumping from history lessons about the war to lets cut some organs, eat some flesh and be as disgusting as possible. The movie focuses on two time periods, both equally boring and gross when the time comes. I have no idea how this got into production but if it will go without people noticing it, I won't act surprised.

    Sorry but they failed here. Bad! Really bad ghost story, mostly about vengeance, told in the worst possible way. I won't recommend it. Stay away.

    Cheers!
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    • Patient444
    • Sep 24, 2017

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 2017 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • China
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    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 失眠
    • Filming locations
      • George Town, Penang, Malaysia
    • Production companies
      • Asia Tropical Films
      • Emperor Film Production
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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