Forest of Death (film)
| Forest of Death | |
|---|---|
 Hong Kong theatrical poster | |
| Traditional | 森冤 |
| Simplified | 森冤 |
| Mandarin | Sēn Yuān |
| Cantonese | Sum1 Jyun1 |
| Directed by | Danny Pang |
| Produced by |
Pang brothers Alvin Lam Cheung Hong-tat |
| Written by |
Cub Chin Danny Pang |
| Starring |
Shu Qi Ekin Cheng |
| Music by | Payont Permsith |
| Cinematography | Choochart Nantitanyatada |
| Edited by | Curran Pang |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universe Films |
Release dates | 22 March 2007 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
Forest of Death is a 2007 Hong Kong horror film directed, co-produced and co-written by Danny Pang, starring Shu Qi and Ekin Cheng.
Plot
Police detective Ha Chun-chi (Shu Qi) is investigating a rape and murder that took place in a mysterious forest that has also been the scene of many suicides. The main suspect in the murder case is Patrick Wong (Lawrence Chou), but he denies committing the crime.
Ha's investigation leads her to botanist Shum Shu-hoi (Ekin Cheng), who has been experimenting with plants from the forest. Shum's girlfriend, May (Rain Li), feigns interest in the forest to gain information for a tabloid television show she works for.
Shum's experiments reveal that the plants can act as witnesses in the murder case, and sets up a re-enactment of the crime in the forest, where the plants will act as lie detectors.
Cast
- Shu Qi as Detective Ha Chun-chi
- Ekin Cheng as Shum Shu-hoi
- Rain Li as May
- Lau Siu-ming as Mr. Tin, the forest ranger
- Lam Suet as Commissioner Wong
- Tommy Yuen as Shu-hoi's assistant
- Lawrence Chou as Patrick Wong
- Cub Chin as Producer
Release
Forest of Death was released on Region 3 DVD in Hong Kong by Universe Laser on 10 May 2007. It also screened out of competition at the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival.