Country Taiwan RT 97 mins Format DVD Director Leste Chen
Cast Terri Kwan, Jason Chang, Yu-chen Chang, Tender Huang, Yi-Ching Lu
Print Source Yume Pictures Website www.heirloom-movie.com
First there was J-horror, then there was K-horror. Now there’s T-horror, coming in the form of The Heirloom, Taiwan’s first addition to the burgeoning genre of atmospheric Asian supernatural chillers.
Architect James Yang returns to Taipei after a spell in the UK to inspect the vast but gloomy ruined mansion that he has inherited. As his ballet dancer girlfriend Yo moves in with him, it very soon becomes apparent to both of them that something is awry. Friends disappear, corpses turn up in the bathtub and family secrets of an institutionalized aunt, a family curse and other dark traditions are revealed.
Following his debut Uninhibited, Leste Chen’s sophomore feature became the second biggest domestic grosser of the year upon its release in Taiwan. An effective addition to the old dark house horror genre combining the sins of our fathers motif, The Heirloom is drenched in an ominous and pervasive atmosphere of doom and gloom, and comes liberally sprinkled with shocks and scares. JS
ALL ACCESS RAINDANCE FESTIVAL PASS
All screenings take place at the CineWorld, Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly, London W1
except Opening and Closing Night - CineWorld Haymarket
Access all areas:
- ticket to the Opening Night Gala screening of BROTHERS OF THE HEAD + the After Show Party (live music, and free booze)
- 80 of the best independent feature films
*150 short films (including animation, documentary and experimental strands)
- Q & A with film producers and
directors
- networking opportunities
- meet the people who decide what movies get made: Live Ammunition! (the super pitch event)
- exclusive tickets to Stanley Kubrick screenings and events
- four monster parties (Opening - Sept 27th, Sept 29th, October 3rd and Closing Night)
- ten industry panel seminars
- a FREE commemorative Raindance Festival Tee Shirt (while supplies last)
