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The Heirloom
A man inherits his childhood home after a long absence and returns to the island mansion with his fiancé. 20 years earlier his whole family, including the patriarch, a millionaire named Yang, had inexplicably committed mass suicide and the case was never solved. Soon after they arrive the couple find themselves plagued by eerie and dangerous phenomena as the mystery of the Yang curse slowly unravels. Director Leste Chen’s exquisitely crafted haunted house movie hits all the right scary notes mantled by a strikingly baroque aesthetic that made it a watershed of Taiwanese horror.
Director: Leste Chen
Cast: Terri Kwan, Ta-Yong Chang, Chang Yu-chen
Languages: Mandarin with English subtitles
2005; 96 min.