The Door Lock 门锁 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 102 mins. Director: Bie Ke 别克 [Orkenbek Baysenbay]. Rating: 4/10. Actress Bai Baihe is again the best thing in a poorly scripted film, this time a punched-up re-make of a South Korean psycho-thriller. STORY Binhai city, northern China, Oct 2020. After receiving a doorstop as a present … Continue reading Review: The Door Lock (2021) →
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