The Night Curse of Reatrei
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| បណ្ដាសានាងរាត្រី | |
| Directed by | Leak Lyda Diep Sela |
| Written by | Noun Molin Vuth Oudom |
| Produced by | Leak Lyna |
| Starring | Norodom Jenna Paing Takhon Shin Yubin Tharoth Sam Sahrah Pich Manika |
| Cinematography | Alex Dacev |
| Edited by | Ken Simpson Diep Sela Sam Oudom |
| Music by | Chap Khun Heng |
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| Distributed by | Skyline Media |
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Running time | 95 min. |
| Countries | Cambodia Myanmar |
| Language | Khmer |
| Budget | $380,000[1] |
| Box office | $2 million |
The Night Curse of Reatrei (Khmer: បណ្ដាសានាងរាត្រី, Bon Das Sa Neang Reatrei; transl. The Night Curse of Reatrei) is a 2024 Cambodian horror mystery film directed by Leak Lyda and written by Noun Molin.[2]
It is a Cambodia-Myanmar venture produced by LD Picture Production and Real Bros Production. Starring Cambodian actress Norodom Jenna, Shin Yubin, Tharoth Sam and Burmese actor Paing Takhon[3] and distributed by Skyline Media a leading Vietnamese studio.[4]
It made a record of being the higest-grossing Cambodian horror film of 2024, the highest-grossing foreign film of 2024 in Myanmar, and the highest-grossing Cambodian film of all time in Taiwan.[5][6]
Plot
[edit]1993, After moving into an abandoned orphanage, they realize that the whole building was cursed by a vengeful spirit, Reatrei. Tragedies start to happen one after another until they find what her curse wants.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Norodom Jenna as Gechly
- Paing Takhon as Paing
- Shin Yubin as Dalin
Supporting
[edit]- Tharoth Sam as Pisey
- Money Reaksa as Reatrie
- Sahrah Pich Manika as Nika
- Ieb Brospich as Pheak
- Sim Sopheakmoney as Tra
- Oum Vuthychey as Soum
Others
[edit]- Sokhey Botthida as Nita (Girl)
- Duang Chansopeaktra as Veacha
- Keo Somaly as Yim
- Keo Rotha as Kru
Special appearances
[edit]- Nov Dana as Nita (Woman)
- Ear Sinan as Phat
Screenings
[edit]Variety Skyline Media, a leading Vietnamese studio, bring The Night Curse of Reatrie to Marché du film 2024 with a string of sales on its local and Southeast Asian film sales slate. Since appearing at FilMart in Hong Kong in March, Skyline has licensed the Cambodian horror title The Night Curse of Reatrei to Taiwan's Cai Chang International and to Exponenta Film for the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Night Curse of Reatrei will release in Myanmar, Taiwan, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Kazakhstan.[7]
The Night Curse of Reatrie was included as part of "Scary Worlds" at the 13th Cambodia International Film Festival.[8][9]
The film was selected as the Cambodian entry for the "Golden Rumdul Award" at the 2nd Cambodia Asian Film Festival, and made the July shortlist (CAFF).[10]
The film has an official selection at the 10th Cambodia Town Film Festival (CTFF), Cambodia Town, Long Beach, California.[11][12]
The film was showcased at Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) 2024 in South Korea.[13]
The film was available on Apple TV+ and Google Play in Taiwan.[14][15]
The film has an official selection at the 11th Blue Chair Film Festival 2024 in Luang Prabang, Laos.[16]
Release
[edit]- The film's first release date is March 14, 2024.[17] It made a record of being Cambodia's highest-grossing horror film of all times.[18]
- May 3, 2024. It made a record of being the highest-grossing foreign film of 2024 in Myanmar.[19]
- Film is set to be widely released in theaters in Taiwan June 14, 2024 and being the first Khmer movie, it made $NT1 Million in Taiwan,[20][21] surpassing Thai film Love You to Debt and Sting (film)[22][23]
- June 26, 2024 released only in theatre Platinum Cineplex Indonesia and Timor Leste, same day with A Quiet Place: Day One.[24][25]
- September 5, 2024 released in theaters in Uzbekistan.[26]
- September 12, 2024 released in theaters in Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus.[27]
- September 19, 2024 released in theaters in Kazakhstan.[28]
Awards and Nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | 2nd Cambodia Asian Film Festival (Golden Rumdul Awards) |
Best Actress | Shin Yubin | Won | [29][30] |
| Best Newcomer | Norodom Jenna | Won | [31][32] | ||
| 10th Cambodia Town Film Festival | Rising Star Award | Norodom Jenna | Won | [33] |
Reception
[edit]The Cambodian horror film The Night Curse of Reatrie is adapted from real events, and its horror atmosphere is comparable to It (2017 film) and The Conjuring.[34] Expanding its reach, LD Productions has screened films in over 10 countries, adding three more destinations this year. Since the success of The Clock: Spirits Awakening. It received a high score of 8.7 on IMDb.[35] Southeast Asia is a region filled with active and booming film industries, and in recent years, we’ve seen a rise in crossovers between the brightest stars from each country, giving audiences exciting and compelling movies that have only made fans want more. High five crossovers between southeast asian actors as The Night Curse of Reatrei, Side Seeing, Deleted (film), One Two Jaga and Under Parallel Skies.[36] High recommend 10 horror movies from GirlStyle Magazine Malaysia as Night Swim, Longlegs, Imaginary (film), The First Omen, Exhuma, Mystery Writers, Smile 2, Death Whisperer 2, Abigail (2024 film) and The Night Curse of Reatrei.[37]
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