Daughter of Darkness (Chinese: 滅門慘案之孽殺; pinyin: Mie men can an zhi nie sha) is a 1993 Hong KongCategory IIIhorror-crime film directed by Kai-Ming Lai. The film was released on 28 October 1993 in Hong Kong and was considered to be a sleeper hit.[1] It stars Lily Chung as a young teenager who is suspected of murdering her family after years of enduring horrific abuse by them.[2]
The film was followed with two sequels, the 1994 films Daughter of Darkness 2 (Mie men can an II jie zhong) and Brother of Darkness (Ti tian xing dao: Sha xiong).[3]
In a small village in China, a beautiful young seamstress, Mak Wei-Fong (Lily Chung), arrives at a police station to report the mass murder of her family. The police detective, Leoi Gei (Anthony Wong), investigates the murder and learns that both of Mak's parents have been shot to death. He finds that the bullets used are the type that only a police officer would carry. He immediately suspects Mak's boyfriend, Gin, who is a young police officer. When confronted by Detective Leoi, Gin confesses to the crime without hesitation and is placed under arrest. However, because of Gin's quick admission and confession as well as failing to provide details of the crime, Detective Leoi suspects that Gin may be sacrificing himself in order to protect the true culprit who used his weapon.
Mak soon arrives at the police station, confessing that she in fact is the murderer. During the interrogation, Mak reveals that her home life was abusive. She states that both of her parents (played by Ka-Kui Ho and Daisy) were promiscuous and each had many affairs outside of their marriage. In addition, Mak may not be her father's biological child, but a product of one of her mother's adulterous affairs. Further, her siblings were unsympathetic and provided no family support. Mak tells Detective Leoi that Gin's comfort and love had given her the strength that her family could not provide.
The detective learns that Mak and Gin had been planning to get married and move to Hong Kong. He continues with his interrogation, during which Mak explains that she had been raped by her own father, and her family had known but had done nothing. Mak's father had attempted to blackmail her by threatening to tell Gin about the rape. After returning home from work, Mak attempted to kill her father with a pair of scissors. She hoped to silence him, but failed and he overpowered her. Then, Mak's father retaliated by tying Mak up, stripping her naked, and sodomizing her. Gin arrived in time to witness this, became enraged and beat the father, but stopped short of murdering him, in large part due to his training as a policeman.
When Gin ceased fighting with Mak's father and turned his attention to Mak, Mak's father regained consciousness, sneaked up on Gin and knocked him unconscious. During this struggle, Mak successfully grabbed Gin's gun and shot and killed her father. She then killed the rest of her family as they arrived home.
The court sentences Mak to the death penalty, which is in accordance with the Chinese law. Mak gives birth to a baby girl in prison; the identity of the baby's father is ambiguous due to the time of conception. Gin and the baby arrive to say goodbye as Mak meets her fate, leaving them both heartbroken as they watch her die.
HorrorNews.net gave a favorable review, but warned that the movie contained some content that could be unsettling for some viewers.[4]
References
^Hong Kong. Urban Council (1997). Fifty years of electric shadows : Hong Kong cinema retrospective, Volume 21, Issue 2. 市政局. p. 121. ISBN9789627040583.
^Grossman, Andrew (2000). Queer Asian Cinema: Shadows in the Shade, Volume 39, Issues 3-4. Harrington Park Press. p. 185. ISBN9781560231707.
^Charles, John (2000). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997. McFarland. pp. 514, 762, 814. ISBN0786408421.
^"Film Review: Daughter of Darkness (1993)". HN.n. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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Daughter of Darkness Chinese 滅門慘案之孽殺 pinyin Mie men can an zhi nie sha is a 1993 Hong Kong Category III horror crime film directed by Kai Ming Lai The film was released on 28 October 1993 in Hong Kong and was considered to be a sleeper hit 1 It stars Lily Chung as a young teenager who is suspected of murdering her family after years of enduring horrific abuse by them 2 Daughter of DarknessHong Kong theatrical release posterDirected byKai Ming LaiWritten byKai Ming LaiStarringLily ChungMonica LoAnthony WongCinematographyKin Keung LeeRelease date28 October 1993 1993 10 28 Running time96 minutesCountryHong KongLanguageCantoneseThe film was followed with two sequels the 1994 films Daughter of Darkness 2 Mie men can an II jie zhong and Brother of Darkness Ti tian xing dao Sha xiong 3 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis EditIn a small village in China a beautiful young seamstress Mak Wei Fong Lily Chung arrives at a police station to report the mass murder of her family The police detective Leoi Gei Anthony Wong investigates the murder and learns that both of Mak s parents have been shot to death He finds that the bullets used are the type that only a police officer would carry He immediately suspects Mak s boyfriend Gin who is a young police officer When confronted by Detective Leoi Gin confesses to the crime without hesitation and is placed under arrest However because of Gin s quick admission and confession as well as failing to provide details of the crime Detective Leoi suspects that Gin may be sacrificing himself in order to protect the true culprit who used his weapon Mak soon arrives at the police station confessing that she in fact is the murderer During the interrogation Mak reveals that her home life was abusive She states that both of her parents played by Ka Kui Ho and Daisy were promiscuous and each had many affairs outside of their marriage In addition Mak may not be her father s biological child but a product of one of her mother s adulterous affairs Further her siblings were unsympathetic and provided no family support Mak tells Detective Leoi that Gin s comfort and love had given her the strength that her family could not provide The detective learns that Mak and Gin had been planning to get married and move to Hong Kong He continues with his interrogation during which Mak explains that she had been raped by her own father and her family had known but had done nothing Mak s father had attempted to blackmail her by threatening to tell Gin about the rape After returning home from work Mak attempted to kill her father with a pair of scissors She hoped to silence him but failed and he overpowered her Then Mak s father retaliated by tying Mak up stripping her naked and sodomizing her Gin arrived in time to witness this became enraged and beat the father but stopped short of murdering him in large part due to his training as a policeman When Gin ceased fighting with Mak s father and turned his attention to Mak Mak s father regained consciousness sneaked up on Gin and knocked him unconscious During this struggle Mak successfully grabbed Gin s gun and shot and killed her father She then killed the rest of her family as they arrived home The court sentences Mak to the death penalty which is in accordance with the Chinese law Mak gives birth to a baby girl in prison the identity of the baby s father is ambiguous due to the time of conception Gin and the baby arrive to say goodbye as Mak meets her fate leaving them both heartbroken as they watch her die Cast EditAnthony Wong as Captain Lui Yuk kwan Chan Lily Chung as Mak Wei Fong Daisy as Fong s Mother Biu Gam as as Piao Chin Ka Kui Ho as Wei Fong s Father Si Man Hui as Gossiping Woman Lo Hung as Ping Wong Kam Hung as Gambling House Suspect William Ho Ka Kui as Papa Mak Che Kau Wa as Policeman Wan fei Lee as Villager at Police Station Kai Chi Leung as FungReception EditHorrorNews net gave a favorable review but warned that the movie contained some content that could be unsettling for some viewers 4 References Edit Hong Kong Urban Council 1997 Fifty years of electric shadows Hong Kong cinema retrospective Volume 21 Issue 2 市政局 p 121 ISBN 9789627040583 Grossman Andrew 2000 Queer Asian Cinema Shadows in the Shade Volume 39 Issues 3 4 Harrington Park Press p 185 ISBN 9781560231707 Charles John 2000 The Hong Kong Filmography 1977 1997 McFarland pp 514 762 814 ISBN 0786408421 Film Review Daughter of Darkness 1993 HN n 29 August 2010 Retrieved 14 January 2014 External links EditDaughter of Darkness at IMDb Daughter of Darkness 2 at IMDb Brother of Darkness at IMDb Daughter of Darkness at AllMovie rottentomatoes com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daughter of Darkness 1993 film amp oldid 1115354798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
