Nieng Arp
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Nieng Arp with international title as Lady Vampire also known as Vampire and Bodyless is a 2004
Cambodian
horror film
. The film features upon the religion and belief of domestic folklore about Krasue
which present in common around Southeast Asia
.
Directed by a khmer-born director who took some training in Thailand
, Kam Chanthy. The film has been made a huge attention from khmer audience and successfully led a new wave to local film industry, became a hit thriller in its release year.
. After becoming a krasue
, she takes vengeance on the gang that raped her.
A group of students come to her house and discover her true identity by unlocking several secrets in the basement under her lonely villa. This leads them to be killed one by one according to their fault on Krasue
. However, all of the victims seem to be guys and the survivors likely know the girl. A male survivor escapes and finds a new way to get rid of the evil spirit of Krasue
as well as be able to save his lover who was the Krasue's daughter and would be the next to become one.
Leaks, Penanggalans and Krasues, Oh My! with quiet positive as very much in the throat-ripping tradition of Mystics in Bali
and Krasue
, and the film is all the better for it.The review stronly praised the camera work and the lighting by using the word superb to define. However, the main problem has got to be the special effect who previously suffered in comparison of international standard..
In addition, t December 5, Rankopedia website, listed Cambodia on 20th out of 25th for Country that currently creates the scariest Horror movies with Nieng Arp appeared as the top film for Cambodia followed by The Forest
, Villa Horror
, The Snake King's Child
and finally Secret Well
..
. According to some report, the ticket were sold out during the opening weekend, accompanied thousand of late viewer to occur traffic jams along the street. It surprisingly set a record by stayed for almost 3 months.
In the DVD version, the film consit two disc without special feature and scene selection. English subititle from DVD benefit its expansion to American market, gave a breakthrough issue to foreign audience for quality deveopment.
's head. It wasn't realistic but the film's sound effects caused many viewers to scream indeed.
n mythology and the folklore of Cambodia
, Indonesia
, Laos
, Malaysia and Thailand
. It is the floating head of a vampiric
female ghost. Intestines trail from the neck. In Laos
, the Krasue is called Pi-Kasu while Cambodia
called Arp and Malaysia called Penanggalan
In Khmer ghost story, Arp
was a complete person which removed its head at night to fly across the rice fields in search of sustenance, usually blood.
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
Cambodian
Cinema of Cambodia
Cinema in Cambodia began in the 1950s, and many films were being screened in theaters throughout the country by the 1960s, which are regarded as the "golden age"...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
. The film features upon the religion and belief of domestic folklore about Krasue
Krasue
The krasue is a certain female spirit of Southeast Asian mythology.This ghost has been the subject of a number of movies in the region, including Konm Eak Madia Arb , a Cambodian horror movie which has the distinction of being the first movie made in the People's Republic of Kampuchea after the...
which present in common around Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
.
Directed by a khmer-born director who took some training in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Kam Chanthy. The film has been made a huge attention from khmer audience and successfully led a new wave to local film industry, became a hit thriller in its release year.
Plot
In the middle of a long night, a young woman and her boyfriend are confronted by a group of gangsters on their way home. The girl is then violently raped and her lover is killed under the brutal action of the cruel gangsters. During her loss of consciousness, she later is possessed by an old witch because the saliva of a witch's head accidentally dropped on her mouth, which suddenly made her part of the next generation of krasueKrasue
The krasue is a certain female spirit of Southeast Asian mythology.This ghost has been the subject of a number of movies in the region, including Konm Eak Madia Arb , a Cambodian horror movie which has the distinction of being the first movie made in the People's Republic of Kampuchea after the...
. After becoming a krasue
Krasue
The krasue is a certain female spirit of Southeast Asian mythology.This ghost has been the subject of a number of movies in the region, including Konm Eak Madia Arb , a Cambodian horror movie which has the distinction of being the first movie made in the People's Republic of Kampuchea after the...
, she takes vengeance on the gang that raped her.
A group of students come to her house and discover her true identity by unlocking several secrets in the basement under her lonely villa. This leads them to be killed one by one according to their fault on Krasue
Krasue
The krasue is a certain female spirit of Southeast Asian mythology.This ghost has been the subject of a number of movies in the region, including Konm Eak Madia Arb , a Cambodian horror movie which has the distinction of being the first movie made in the People's Republic of Kampuchea after the...
. However, all of the victims seem to be guys and the survivors likely know the girl. A male survivor escapes and finds a new way to get rid of the evil spirit of Krasue
Krasue
The krasue is a certain female spirit of Southeast Asian mythology.This ghost has been the subject of a number of movies in the region, including Konm Eak Madia Arb , a Cambodian horror movie which has the distinction of being the first movie made in the People's Republic of Kampuchea after the...
as well as be able to save his lover who was the Krasue's daughter and would be the next to become one.
Critical reception
With a low community for Khmer film dustry with sometimes mutes, there is a only review for the film can be illustrate to public. The Fright site criticed the film for their topicLeaks, Penanggalans and Krasues, Oh My! with quiet positive as very much in the throat-ripping tradition of Mystics in Bali
Mystics in Bali
Mystics in Bali is a 1981 Indonesian horror film directed by H. Tjut Djalil and based on the novel "Leák Ngakak" by Putra Mada. The original Indonesian title is "Mystik" or "Leyak", but the film is also known as "Leák" in some territories and "Balinese Mystic" in Australia.The film revolves around...
and Krasue
Demonic Beauty
Demonic Beauty is a 2002 Thai romance-horror film written and directed by Bin Banluerit. The film concerns the krasue ghost legend that is common in Southeast Asian countries.-Plot:...
, and the film is all the better for it.The review stronly praised the camera work and the lighting by using the word superb to define. However, the main problem has got to be the special effect who previously suffered in comparison of international standard..
In addition, t December 5, Rankopedia website, listed Cambodia on 20th out of 25th for Country that currently creates the scariest Horror movies with Nieng Arp appeared as the top film for Cambodia followed by The Forest
The Forest (2005 film)
The Forest is a 2005 Cambodian monster thriller film directed by Heng Tola, the director of Khmer Blockbuster films, such as Gratefulness and Neang Neath....
, Villa Horror
Villa Horror
Villa Horror is a 2006 Khmer horror film, produced by Campro production.- Plot :A Ghost of a man possessed the old villa seeking revenge from the family of a man who had stolen this villa for decades. He started his revenge by killing the builder, the family's relative and everyone who wanted this...
, The Snake King's Child
The Snake King's Child
The Snake King's Child is a 2001 Cambodian-Thai horror film, based on a Cambodian myth about the half-human daughter of a snake god. It is the first full-length feature film to be produced in Cambodia since before the Khmer Rouge era...
and finally Secret Well
Secret Well
Secret Well is a 2007 Cambodian horror film. The Film provide a horror style from 2002's The Ring.-Plot:A family moves into an old villa that belonged to their relative for a hundred years...
..
Box office
This film was considered to be a first successful Khmer horror films in latest years, by grossing over $100,000 dollar totally from six different theatres around Phnom PenhPhnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
. According to some report, the ticket were sold out during the opening weekend, accompanied thousand of late viewer to occur traffic jams along the street. It surprisingly set a record by stayed for almost 3 months.
In the DVD version, the film consit two disc without special feature and scene selection. English subititle from DVD benefit its expansion to American market, gave a breakthrough issue to foreign audience for quality deveopment.
Special effects
For the special effects, It confirmed a low teah with nondigital effect. a doll's head with pig intestines shoved inside was used to make the KrasueKrasue
The krasue is a certain female spirit of Southeast Asian mythology.This ghost has been the subject of a number of movies in the region, including Konm Eak Madia Arb , a Cambodian horror movie which has the distinction of being the first movie made in the People's Republic of Kampuchea after the...
's head. It wasn't realistic but the film's sound effects caused many viewers to scream indeed.
Origins
The krasue (or Kra-Sue) is part of Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
n mythology and the folklore of Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, Malaysia and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It is the floating head of a vampiric
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
female ghost. Intestines trail from the neck. In Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, the Krasue is called Pi-Kasu while Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
called Arp and Malaysia called Penanggalan
In Khmer ghost story, Arp
Krasue
The krasue is a certain female spirit of Southeast Asian mythology.This ghost has been the subject of a number of movies in the region, including Konm Eak Madia Arb , a Cambodian horror movie which has the distinction of being the first movie made in the People's Republic of Kampuchea after the...
was a complete person which removed its head at night to fly across the rice fields in search of sustenance, usually blood.