Womb Ghosts
{{Short description|2010 Hong Kong film by Dennis Law}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Womb Ghosts
| image = Womb Ghosts poster.jpg
| caption =
| producer = Dennis Law
| director = Dennis Law
| writer = Dennis Law
| starring = Chrissie Chau
Lam Suet
Koni Lui
Lai Lok-yi
| editing = Yau Chi-wai
| cinematography = Edmond Fung
| studio =
| music = Tommy Wai
| distributor = Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd.
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|3|18}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
| budget =
}}
Womb Ghosts ({{zh|t=惡胎|s=恶胎}}) is a 2010 Hong Kong horror film directed and written by Dennis Law.
Plot
A dead fetus lives on after death inside a woman's body, existing as a Womb Ghost. Unnatural termination of such life will turn the baby into the evilest and most vicious kind of spirit.
The plot takes place mainly in a mental hospital where the women who are being impregnated mysteriously. When a young inmate had a miscarriage, the doctors tried to remove the dead fetus inside her.
Little did they know that a horrifying outcome is just one of many things that haunts their mental hospital, a non-stop horror experience where haunting begins when life ends…
Only one answer can be given to the existence of such an ungodly creature, the Womb Ghost.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Chrissie Chau as Kwok Siu-fong/Zoe Kwok
- Lam Suet as Kwok Lok
- Koni Lui as Shum Luk-ping/Winnie Shum
- Lai Lok-yi as Lei Yi-cheung/Joseph Lee
- Maggie Shiu as Madame Joyce
- Jo Koo as Ho Chi-ting/Miss T
- Shermon Tang as Jay
- Dada Lo as Wong Fong-ling/Joey Wong/Jena
}}
Release
The film was released on 18 March 2010 in Hong Kong.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/womb-ghosts|title=Womb Ghosts (惡胎)|work=Film Business Asia|date=12 August 2010|accessdate=7 December 2010|last=Elley|first=Derek|authorlink=Derek Elley|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714094956/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/womb-ghosts|archivedate=July 14, 2011}} Womb Ghosts debuted as the eighth highest-grossing film for the weekend on its premiere. The next week, it charted at ninth place. The film has grossed $211,004 in Hong Kong.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fNGOKTOIWOMBGHOS01&country=HK&wk=2010W12&id=_fNGOKTOIWOMBGHOS01&p=.htm|title=Ngok Toi (Womb Ghosts) (2010)|work=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=7 December 2010}}
Reception
Twitch Film gave the film a generally favorable review while noting that "others will simply see this as another boring Asian ghost flick and it's difficult to contradict them. Even though the film is visually attractive, boasts a solid soundtrack and some decent acting, it's really not all that different from its peers."{{cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2010/06/fetus-horror-in-womb-ghosts-review.php|title=Fetus Horror in Womb Ghosts: Review|author=Matthijs, Niels|accessdate=7 December 2010|date=22 June 2010}} Film Business Asia gave a rating of four out of ten, stating that Womb Ghosts "has some squirmy moments but is shackled by a confused script."
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.wombghosts.com}}
- {{IMDb title|1611947}}
{{Dennis Law}}
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Category:2010s Cantonese-language films
Category:2010s supernatural horror films
Category:Hong Kong horror films
Category:Hong Kong ghost films
Category:Hong Kong supernatural horror films
Category:Films directed by Dennis Law
Category:2010s Hong Kong films
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