''Soul'' () is a 2013 Taiwanese
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 ...
written and directed by
Chung Mong-hong
Chung Mong-hong (; born 1965), also known by his pseudonym, Nagao Nakashima ( ja, 中島 長雄, Nakashima Nagao; or in zh, p=Zhōngdǎo Zhǎngxióng), is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Career
Chung received Golde ...
. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
86th Academy Awards
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2013 and took place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. ...
,
but it was not nominated. The film was screened in the Vanguard section of the
2013 Toronto International Film Festival
The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. '' The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and '' Life of Crime'' was the closing film. 75 films were ...
.
Plot
A young man is possessed by the soul of a psychopath, and is helped by his father to exorcise it.
Cast
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Joseph Chang
Joseph Chang Hsiao-chuan (, born 28 December 1983) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed 2006 Taiwanese film '' Eternal Summer'', which earned him two Golden Horse Awards nominations for ''Best Support ...
as A-chuan
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Jimmy Wang as Wang
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Chen Shiang-chyi
Chen Shiang-chyi (; born 27 November 1969) is a Taiwanese actress. She has appeared in most of Tsai Ming-liang's feature films.
Career
When she was studying at the Taipei National University of the Arts, Chen was spotted by Edward Yang when he ...
as Yun
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Leon Dai
Leon Dai (, born 27 July 1966) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. His film ''Cannot Live Without You'' was Taiwan's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
The film also won two awards at the 46th Golden Hor ...
as Son-in-law
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Jag Huang
Jag Huang (; born 13 May 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, screenwriter and acting coach
An acting coach or drama coach is a teacher who trains performers – typically film, television, theatre, and musical theatre actors – and gives them advice ...
as A-chuan's Workmate
* Chen Yu-hsun as Doctor Wu
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Chin Shih-chieh
Chin Shih-chieh (; born 29 December 1951) is a Taiwanese actor, director and playwright.
Chin is known for his work with the , the , and the . By 1980, he was known as a director, leading the performances of ''Ho Chu’s New Match'' for Lanling. H ...
as Messenger
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Wu Pong-fong
Wu Pong-fong (; 2 November 1964 – 25 May 2020) was a Taiwanese actor and choreographer.
Wu was born on 2 November 1964. His father was from Zhao'an County in Fujian. His parents married in 1950 and divorced when Wu was eight years old. He li ...
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Tou Chung-hua
Tuo Tsung-hua (; born 10 October 1962) is a Taiwanese actor. He won the 2005 Golden Bell Award for Best Actor.
Selected filmography
*''Osmanthus Alley'' (1987)
*'' A Home Too Far'' (1990)
*'' Zodiac Killers'' (1991)
*'' 18'' (1993)
*''The Day th ...
See also
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References
External links
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2013 films
2013 horror films
Taiwanese horror films
Films directed by Chung Mong-hong
Taiwanese supernatural horror films
2010s Mandarin-language films
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