Fairy Tale Killer (追凶, Pupil in Chinese) is a 2012 Hong Kong horror film directed by Danny Pang Phat.[3] The film was released on 11 May 2012, and stars Sean Lau, Wang Baoqiang, and Elanne Kong.[4][5] The Fairy Tale Killer follows police detective Wong Wai-han as he investigates a series of brutal murders.[6]
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| Directed by | Danny Pang Phat |
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| Starring | Sean Lau Wang Baoqiang Elanne Kong Joey Meng Kelly Fu |
| Cinematography | Decha Srimanta[1] |
| Edited by | Curran Pang[1] |
| Music by | Ronald Ng |
Production companies | Universe Entertainment Le Vision Pictures Sil-Metropole Organisation Enable Film Production Films Station Production[1] |
| Distributed by | Universe Entertainment |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | US$467,327[2] |
Plot edit
When a bloodied and incoherent Wu Zaijun confesses to five murders that have not occurred, the police assume that he is mentally unstable and ignore his claims. Police detective Wong Wai-han is investigating a series of gruesome murders, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems and that not only are the murders connected, but that Jun is tied to them in some way.[7]
Cast edit
- Sean Lau as Wong Wai-han
- Wang Baoqiang as Wu Zaijun
- Elanne Kong as Wong Yue-yee
- Joey Meng as Wai
- Ken Lo as Old Guy
- Lam Suet as Cheung Fai
- Felix Lok as Commander Chan
- Elena Kong as Chiu Lan
- James Ho as Simon
- Gary Chiu as Sai
- Anson Leung as pathologist
- Kelly Fu as Cindy
- Ciwi Lam
- Rex Ho
- Lam Ying-yuen
- Carolyn Chan
- Yip Wan-keung
- Kunpimook Bhuwakul as Wong Wai-han's son
Reception edit
The movie review site Twitch panned the film, expressing disappointment in the acting range of Wang Baoqiang in the film.[8] The Xinhua News Agency praised the film's acting, but criticized the film's ending as too bizarre and not always coherent.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Elley, Derek (30 July 2012). "Fairy Tale Killer". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Zui hung (Fairy Tale Killer) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Deljhp (4 April 2012). "Poster and trailer for Danny Pang's FAIRY TALE KILLER". 24Framespersecond.net. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Fairy Tale Killer[permanent dead link] HK Magazine
- ^ 《追凶》曝光終極海報 劉青云王寶強怨靈纏身 Xinhua News Agency Chinese
- ^ Danny Pang Goes Solo to Bring Us Fairy Tale Killer / First Casting News Dread Central
- ^ "Fairy Tale Killer - Movie". Moviefone. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Review: FAIRY TALE KILLER is Another Pang Nightmare Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Twitch Film
- ^ 《追兇》試映劉青雲王寶強大玩"貓鼠遊戲"Xinhua News Agency Chinese Archived 10 February 2013 at archive.today
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