The Weird Villa
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The Weird Villa is a Khmer psychological thriller
which was labeled as based on a true story during the French colonial period of Cambodia. With a psychological plotline, the style and theme deemed to inspire from numerous foreign classic thriller concepts such as the South Korea horror film A Tale of Two Sisters
, which obviously resemble to the stepmother character appearance. The film setting also made a deal to the American-Spanish The Others
(2001) in creating a haunted house
atmosphere, although its traditionally Khmer begin. some poltergeists and paranormal occurring at the climax of the time done a nod to several scene, took out from M. Night Shyamalan
's The Sixth Sense
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Psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre...
which was labeled as based on a true story during the French colonial period of Cambodia. With a psychological plotline, the style and theme deemed to inspire from numerous foreign classic thriller concepts such as the South Korea horror film A Tale of Two Sisters
A Tale of Two Sisters
A Tale of Two Sisters is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Ji-woon...
, which obviously resemble to the stepmother character appearance. The film setting also made a deal to the American-Spanish The Others
The Others (2001 film)
The Others is a 2001 psychological horror film by the Spanish-Chilean director Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman. It is inspired partly by the novella The Turn of the Screw....
(2001) in creating a haunted house
Haunted house
A haunted house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property...
atmosphere, although its traditionally Khmer begin. some poltergeists and paranormal occurring at the climax of the time done a nod to several scene, took out from M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan
Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan,known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Indian-born American screenwriter, film director, and producer known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots that climax with a twist ending. He is also known for filming his movies in and around...
's The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film tells the story of Cole Sear , a troubled, isolated boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and an equally troubled child psychologist who tries to help him...
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Box office
This film did well at the box office with the high grossing weekend. The film is considered one of the better psychological films from Cambodia of 2004 with the mysterious plot and intelligent story. For example: Popular magazine said The Weird Villa brings us a terrifying with the psychologist but lives at the haunted house and reminds us of the South Korean 2003 film A Tale of Two SistersA Tale of Two Sisters
A Tale of Two Sisters is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Ji-woon...
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