Hollow (Vietnamese: Đoạt Hồn) is a 2014 Vietnamese horror film directed by Ham Tran.

Hollow
Directed byHam Tran
Written byHam Tran
Produced by
  • Jenni Trang Lê
  • Jayvee Mai
  • Nguyễn Quân[1]
Starring
  • Trần Bảo Sơn
  • Nguyễn Ngọc Hiệp
  • Nguyễn Hồng Ân
  • Thanh Mỹ
  • Jayvee Mai
CinematographyNate Fu
Edited byHam Tran
Music byChristopher Wong
Production
companies
Vietnam Studio
PS Vietnam
Saigon Movies Media
OPF
Distributed byBHD
Release date
  • July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryVietnam
LanguageVietnamese

Plot

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A young girl falls into a river and drowns. When her body is found in a remote village along the river, her uncle arrives to claim her body, only to find that she is very much alive. But when she returns to her family, unexplainable occurrences lead them to believe she is possessed.[2]

Cast

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  • Trần Bảo Sơn as Vương Gia Huy
  • Nguyễn Ngọc Hiệp as Diệp
  • Nguyễn Hồng Ân as Chi
  • Thanh Mỹ as Ái
  • Jayvee Mai as Thức
  • Kieu Chinh as Linh
  • Minh Trang as Quyên
  • Thương Tín as Thảo
  • Nhung Kate as Tuyết
  • Suboi as Hương
  • Huy Ma as Vinh
  • Thành Trung as Kiên

Release

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Hollow was released on July 18, 2014 in Vietnam.[1] It earned 160,000 admissions in its first four days in Vietnam from 1,140 screenings nationwide.[3] It was first place in the Vietnamese box office over its first weekend over the American films A Million Ways to Die in the West, Planes: Fire & Rescue and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.[3]

Reception

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Film Business Asia gave the film a seven out of ten rating, referring to the film as a "thoroughly generic but effective tale of demonic possession from Vietnam".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Elley, Derek (25 July 2014). "Hollow". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ Hollow (2014) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-08
  3. ^ a b Cremin, Stephen (22 July 2014). "Hollow fills Vietnam cinemas". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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