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An Asian Ghost Story

⭐️ 6.2 | 37 min | Drama , Horror | March 22nd, 2023

A cinematic and conceptually inventive film that explores the haunting memories of Asia’s late 20th-century modernization through the large-scale export of wigs during the Cold War. Yet, in every wig resides a ghost from the imperial past.

Where to Stream

  • MUBI
  • MUBI Amazon Channel
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Verdict: Unknown

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Wang Bo (Director)
> Yavuz Selim Işler (Director of Photography)
> Sai Wang Lau (Casting Director)

Writers

> Wang Bo (Writer)

Cast

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Jia Zhao

Narrator / Female Ghost
Michael de Roos

Michael de Roos

EVPL Developer
Sai Wang Lau

Sai Wang Lau

EVPL Staff
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Zoénie Liwen Deng

Female Worker 1
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Ruoyao Jane Yao

Female Worker 2
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Zoe Tang

Female Worker 3 / Pontianak
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Jo-Lene Ong

Malay / Indonesian Translator
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Sidney Vereycken

Wigmaker

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