The Weird Villa (Khmer: ភូមិគ្រឹះចម្លែក, romanizedPhumĭkrœ̆h Châmlêk) is a 2004 Khmer psychological thriller that was advertised as being based on actual events which took place during the French colonial period of Cambodia's history.

The Weird Villa
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Directed byNop Sombat
Written byMao Samnang
Pan Pobopha
Produced byNop Sombat
StarringNop Bayyareth
Danh Monica
Edited byHeng Tola
Distributed byAngkorwat Production
Release date
  • 8 February 2004 (2004-02-08)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryCambodia
LanguageKhmer

Influences

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With a plotline steeped in psychological horror, the movie echos the styles and themes of numerous classic foreign thrillers such as the South Korean horror film A Tale of Two Sisters, a movie which features the appearance of a similar stepmother character.[1] The film's setting also resembled the American-Spanish The Others (2001). Some poltergeists and paranormal occurrences during the climax of the movie appear to be a nod to several scenes from M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense.[1]

Box office

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The Weird Villa did well at the Cambodian box office.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Top 5 Cambodian Horror Movies | News & Features | Cinema Online". www.cinema.com.my. Retrieved 12 June 2023.