Someone in the Room 屋内有人 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 89 mins. Director: Bian Yuan 边原. Rating: 6/10. Low-budget horror/thriller is inventive and meticulously plotted, and doesn’t go in the expected directions. STORY A city in China, the present day. Taken home at night by her driver Xiaozhang (Li Hanjun), theatre actress An Ran (Wu Hanyi) … Continue reading Review: Someone in the Room (2022) →
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