THE CURSE – KENICHI UGANA (JAP)

Reading messages or opening photos on social media can be very dangerous. Young Riko trusts her ex-boyfriend, who lives in Taiwan, to help her unravel the violent deaths of her friends Shuffen and Airi. But whatever is troubling her, all has to do with violent messages her friends read and a photo involving a curse. Now she too sees a woman with long hair. Riko and her ex-boyfriend Jiahao go looking for help. One of the most an6cipated horror films of the year, it explores ancient evil myths and combines them with modernity through a story of social media, playing on young people’s curiosity for danger and thrills. From the director of the short film “Visitors”, screened in Fantasporto 2022.

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