A Place Called Silence 默杀 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 118 mins. Director: Ke Wenli 柯汶利 [Sam Quah]. Rating: 6/10. Serial-killer whodunit centred on a girls’ high school is technically very slick but becomes seriously over-egged in the second half. STORY Doma [Douma] city, an island in the Pacific Ocean, early Jan 2006. At Jing Hwa … Continue reading Review: A Place Called Silence (2024) →
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