Chinese
Thriller described as SAW
on a Cruise Ship...
Original Chinese title:
MO LUN
[Idiot]
also known as: COLD SHIP
director: Zao Wang
starring: Ruby Lin · Peter Ho · Kim Scar · Gai Yue-Xi · Zhi Shi · Lin
Li · Ji Wang
This
Chinese horror thriller has been described by many International critics
as "SAW
on a Cruise Ship" and, despite a unique perspective, that's not far
from accurate. Here is the story of Liu Chen, a girl who defies her wealthy
family by eloping with her 'unacceptable' boyfriend Ye Qing. Together,
they embark on a honeymoon cruise which promises an elaborate Treasure
Hunt game. It all begins as innocent fun with a huge cash prize at the
conclusion for surviving contestants. But then it becomes obvious that
"surviving contestants" will only be a tiny, select group of
passengers while the majority will lose everything including their lives.
Trapped in the middle of the sea, with chaos whirling around her, Liu
Chen resorts to savage instincts to survive.
This
is the debut feature for Zao Wang, a Chinese filmmaker who studied his
craft in the United States, acquiring a Master Degree in Film Production
from New York University. He worked as assistant director for NBC's Night
Shift series in 2015 and then as AD for
Bad Robot the following year. Zao returned to Beijing to
work on this film - based on his script - for Fundamental Films
in 2016. The cast is exceptional with Ruby Lin in the Liu Chen role, best
known for her hit BLOOD
SOAKED SHOES, and her co-star here is the current 'it' actor,
Peter Ho from Tsui Hark's SWORD
MASTER.
A Chinese
film with English and Chinese subtitles; widescreen format,
uncut 94 minutes; DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT.
Extras include the original Chinese Trailer.
