The movie is inspired by an incident in Gushan District, Kaohsiung in 2005. A family of six had claimed that they were possessed by various Chinese folk religion deities, and accused each other of being possessed by demons masquerading as deities. They burned each other with incense, hit each other with sticks and spirit tablets, and splashed faeces and urine on each other in an attempt to expel the demons. In the end, they singled out the eldest daughter and attacked her until she died of her injuries.[2][3] The five remaining members of her family were subsequently charged with the offense of "abandoning a helpless person resulting in the person's death".[4] The case was considered one of mass hysteria.[5].
Incantation
Original title 咒
Directed by Kevin Ko
Screenplay by
Chang Che-wei
Kevin Ko
Produced by
Push Yang
Kevin Ko
Chen Chun-lin
Starring
Tsai Hsuan-yen
Huang Sin-ting
Kao Ying-hsuan
Sean Lin
RQ
Cinematography Chen Ko-chin
Edited by Kevin Ko
Music by Rockid Lee
Release date
March 18, 2022
Country Taiwan
Languages Mandarin and Taiwanese
Box office $5.7 million
Incantation
Original title 咒
Directed by Kevin Ko
Screenplay by
Chang Che-wei
Kevin Ko
Produced by
Push Yang
Kevin Ko
Chen Chun-lin
Starring
Tsai Hsuan-yen
Huang Sin-ting
Kao Ying-hsuan
Sean Lin
RQ
Cinematography Chen Ko-chin
Edited by Kevin Ko
Music by Rockid Lee
Release date
March 18, 2022
Country Taiwan
Languages Mandarin and Taiwanese
Box office $5.7 million
Category
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Short film