Film2019102 min

Detention

Name: Detention
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 2019
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Gingle Wang, Jing-Hua Tseng, Fu Mengbo, Cecilia Choi, Hung Chang Chu

Taste attributes: horrormysterypsychologicalteendramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeOriginal and small-scale: a weighty horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 54 votes

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Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Set in Taiwan during the 'White Terror' period of martial law, a high school girl who awakens in an empty school, only to find that her entire community has been abandoned except for one other student. Soon they realize that they have entered a realm filled with vengeful spirits and hungry ghosts.

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Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads