''Fairy Tale Killer'' (追凶, ''Pupil'' in Chinese) is a 2012 Hong Kong
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
directed by
Danny Pang Phat
Danny Pang Phat (born 1965) is one of the Pang brothers. The twin brothers Oxide and Danny Pang started their career in Hong Kong, where Oxide worked as colourist and Danny as editor. After moving to Bangkok, Oxide made the experimental film Who' ...
. The film was released on 11 May 2012 and stars
Sean Lau,
Wang Baoqiang
Wang Baoqiang (; born 29 May 1984) is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director. His debut role was that of Yuan Fengming in the movie ''Blind Shaft'', for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards.
Early ...
, and
Elanne Kong. ''The Fairy Tale Killer'' follows police detective Wong Wai-han as he investigates a series of brutal murders.
Plot
When a bloodied and incoherent Wu Zaijun confesses to five murders that have not occurred, the police assume that he's mentally unstable and ignore his claims. Police detective Wong Wai-han is investigating a series of gruesome murders, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems and that not only are the murders connected, but that Jun is tied to them in some way.
Cast
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Sean Lau as Wong Wai-han
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Wang Baoqiang
Wang Baoqiang (; born 29 May 1984) is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director. His debut role was that of Yuan Fengming in the movie ''Blind Shaft'', for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards.
Early ...
as Wu Zaijun
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Elanne Kong as Wong Yue-yee
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Joey Meng
Joey Meng Yee-man born 2 October 1970 is a Hong Kong actress, model and beauty spokesperson. She is best known for her roles with television network Asia Television, ATV before moving to network TVB in 2013. Her contract with TVB ended in 2020.
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as Wai
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Ken Lo as Old Guy
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Lam Suet as Cheung Fai
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Felix Lok as Commander Chan
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Elena Kong as Chiu Lan
*James Ho as Simon
*Gary Chiu as Sai
*Anson Leung as pathologist
*Kelly Fu as Cindy
*Ciwi Lam
*Rex Ho
*Lam Ying-yuen
*Carolyn Chan
*Yip Wan-keung
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Kunpimook Bhuwakul as Wong Wai-han's son
Reception
The movie review site Twitch panned the film, expressing disappointment in the acting range of Wang Baoqiang in the film. The
Xinhua News Agency praised the film's acting, but criticized the film's ending as too bizarre and not always coherent.
《追兇》試映劉青雲王寶強大玩"貓鼠遊戲"
inhua News Agency ''Chinese''
References
External links
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2012 horror films
Hong Kong horror films
Police detective films
2010s Cantonese-language films
Hong Kong serial killer films
Films directed by Danny Pang
Films set in Hong Kong
Films shot in Hong Kong
Le Vision Pictures films
2010s Hong Kong films
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