The Killing Phone
The Killing Phone | |
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Directed by | Sok Sameth |
Starring |
Soda Nita Rithy Ya San Panith Ping Pong Tok Valak |
Distributed by | Paradise Bird Productions |
Release dates | July 8, 2006 |
Running time | 103 min. |
Country | Cambodia |
Language | Khmer |
The Killing Phone (khmer:ទូរសព្ទប្រលៃព្រលឹង) is a Khmer horror film released in Cambodia in 2006. It is a remake of the Thai film 999-9999.
Several Asian horror movies are given a nod in this Thai horror movie. The ghost woman in white dress come out of the television and the death of kim are a nod to Ringu. The exorcism scene in this film is a nod to that of One Missed Call.
Plot
The story happens after the mystery death of a young girl at a countryside school. Rumors circulate that her death was caused by a mysterious number 000-0000. The rumors spread throughout a university in Kampot, Cambodia, when a female student transfers from her old school which had "mystery deaths". However, the new death begins to happens when a group of IT students start to call 000-0000 for a wish after midnight. When every wish has been granted, the terrifying soul starts to kill them one by one. Accidents happen and the survivors must find a way to stop this evil phone number....
The Deaths
Two parts of the movie outline the deaths from two locations.
1 A countryside school:
- Sampuat is the first victim who calls to 000-0000 for help passing an exam, and suffers a fatal fall from the math building.
- 'Kanha is the next victim who calls for love and drowns in her house pond.
- Vibol is the third victim who calls to 000-0000 for an unknown wish before going missing. She is found dead by lightning two days later.
- Jidtra is the last victim who calls to the evil number in this school, and is killed most brutally. Her body is impaled at the top of a bamboo tree, her blood covering the leaves.
2 The University of Kampot:
- San Panith calls to 000-0000 for his wish of a luxury car and is killed by a car accident.
- Srey Tou asks to win "Miss Cambodia's" crown. She is killed when her head hits the toilet, causing her to bleed to death.
- Van Ann is killed by stabbing after he calls about a friend's death.
- Ping Pong dials the evil number to help her lose weight. She is found dead with her intestines spilling out of her stomach.
- Kim calls the number to be able to study in Japan; her body is found pale and grotesque.