Rigor Mortis
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Rigor Mortis

The Dead Will Rise.

6.1 / 10 2013 1h 45mNR cn
HorrorActionDrama

Storyline

When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.

Cast & Crew

Chin Siu-Ho

Chin Siu-Ho

Chin Siu-Ho

Lead
Anthony Chan Yau

Anthony Chan Yau

Yau

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Yeung Feng

Nina Paw Hei-Ching

Nina Paw Hei-Ching

Mui

Lo Hoi-Pang

Lo Hoi-Pang

Yin

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Uncle Tung

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Gau

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Cook

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Juno Mak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Rigor Mortis is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker