荒村公寓 Huang cun gong yu (2010)
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Shawn Yue, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Zefeng Li, Shuhan Liu, Zihan Qin, Fu Miao, Hai Yitian
Four students’ search for a village from a horror novel unfolds alongside bizarre phenomena that compel the novelist and his ex-girlfriend to investigate it.
The story
Four university students are captivated by The Deserted Village, a novel by horror writer Guo Jing, and set out to find the village. They encounter a succession of strange events. The village is said to be a place without time, and legend connects its strange happenings to a loving couple who died there. According to local lore, lovers who truly love each other will be blessed if they enter, while those with false feelings are said to invite misfortune. Meanwhile, bizarre phenomena begin haunting Guo Jing, compelling him and his ex-girlfriend Xiao Zhi to travel to the village and uncover the truth.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Four university students read The Deserted Village, a novel by horror writer Guo Jing (Shawn Yue), and are deeply captivated by it. They decide to set out in search of the village, where they encounter one strange event after another; before long, they have each either died or gone mad… The Deserted Village is a place without time. Legend has it that a loving couple were tragically burned to death there, after which a string of strange events began. It is said that lovers who truly love each other will be blessed if they enter the village—but those who arrive with false feelings will invite misfortune… Meanwhile, all manner of bizarre phenomena cling to Guo Jing like ghosts, forcing him and his ex-girlfriend Xiao Zhi (Kitty Zhang) to go to the village and uncover the truth. They discover that anyone who passes through the ancient well at the village entrance can travel between different time periods and encounter all kinds of terrifying illusions. Guo Jing and Xiao Zhi are tormented by memories of their relationship and by the reality of their situation, but in the end they finally uncover the ultimate secret of The Deserted Village…
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