Fairy Tale Killer
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| Directed by | Danny Pang Phat |
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| Starring |
Sean Lau Wang Baoqiang Elanne Kong Joey Meng |
| Music by | Ronald Ng |
| Cinematography | Decha Srimanta[1] |
| Edited by | Curran Pang[1] |
Production company |
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] |
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]
Plot
When a bloodied and incoherent Wu Zaijun (Wang Baoqiang) confesses to five murders that have not occurred, the police assume that he's mentally unstable and ignore his claims. Police detective Wong Wai-han (Sean Lau) 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.
Cast
- 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
The movie review site Twitch panned the film, expressing disappointment in the acting range of Wang Baoqiang in the film.[7] The Xinhua News Agency praised the film's acting, but criticized the film's ending as too bizarre and not always coherent.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Elley, Derek (30 July 2012). "Fairy Tale Killer". Film Business Asia. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Zui hung (Fairy Tale Killer) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ↑ Deljhp (4 April 2012). "Poster and trailer for Danny Pang's FAIRY TALE KILLER". 24Framespersecond.net. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ Fairy Tale Killer 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
- ↑ Review: FAIRY TALE KILLER is Another Pang Nightmare Twitch Film
- ↑ 《追兇》試映劉青雲王寶強大玩“貓鼠遊戲” Xinhua News Agency Chinese
External links
Fairy Tale Killer at the Internet Movie Database