''The Tag-Along 2'' is a 2017 Taiwanese horror film directed by

Cheng Wei-hao Cheng Wei-hao (; born 16 May 1984) is a Taiwanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Kaohsiung, Cheng enrolled at Fu Jen Catholic University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Advertising and Public Relations. Following gradua ...

. It is a sequel to ''

The Tag-Along ''The Tag-Along'' (紅衣小女孩) is a 2015 Taiwanese horror film directed by Cheng Wei-hao and adapted from a well-known Taiwanese urban legend, "The Little Girl in Red". The film received funding from Taiwan's Bureau of Audiovisual and Music I ...

'' (2015), which is adapted from the well-known Taiwanese urban legend, "The Little Girl in Red". The film stars

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and

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. It was released on August 25, 2017. The film was a commercial success, grossing NT$105 million domestically against its NT$45 million budget.

Synopsis

When social worker Li Shu-fen discovers that her pregnant teenage daughter Ya-ting has disappeared, her search for Ya-ting ends her with many horrifying mysteries. She blames Ya-ting's boyfriend Lin Chun-kai who works as a

shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spir ...

-in-training and vessel for a benevolent spirit called the “Tiger Lord” for Ya-ting's pregnancy. Meeting the mysterious Lin Mei-hua, who imprisons her own daughter inside her house covered with papers written with spells and encountering the missing and pregnant Shen Yi-chun in an abandoned hospital. It is revealed that the girl in red is Mei-hua's daughter who died tragically in a

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accident. Mei-hua used

black magic Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 14 ...

to resurrect her but only for a demon to possess her daughter, making her the infamous girl in red. After the red girl wrecked havoc on the mountain by killing an unsuspecting hiker, Mei-hua decided to trap her using a big

talisman A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made. Talismans are often portable objects carried on someone in a variety of ways, but can also be installed perm ...

cloth to cover her body and buried her in the mountain. However, a group illegal loggers accidentally untombed her and enabled her to wreck havoc once again. Shu-fen, Mei and Yi-chun decide to end the curse permanately and fight the red girl. Mei-hua is killed but Shu-fen manages to reach her daughter and saves her. Mei-hua's youngest daughter confronts her deceased older sister and reveals her mother love for her, causing the red girl to banish the demon inside her and her soul finally passes on to the afterlife to rest in peace. As her soul is finally put to rest, the curse in the mountain vanishes. After properly burying Mei-Hua and her daughter, Yi-chun adopts the red girl's sister and Shu-fen attends her daughter's delivery, warmly welcoming her grandchild.

Cast

as Li Shu-fen *

as Shen Yi-chun *

as Lin Mei-hua *

as Master Long *

as Ho Chih-wei * Wu Nien-hsuan as Lin Chun-kai (Tiger Lord) * Ruby Chan as Li Ya-ting *

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as Chang Ming-hao

Soundtrack

Release

The film released its promotional poster and stills at the 2017 Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart) held during the

Hong Kong International Film Festival The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), is one of Asia’s oldest international film festivals. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies, filmmakers from different countries in Hong Kong. HKIFF screens around 230 films ...

. At Filmart, the film sold distribution rights to more than 19 regions, which is triple the number for the original ''

''. The film was released in the U.S. and Canada on September 22, 2017. It was screened at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain in October 2017.

Box office

Three weeks after its release in Taiwan on August 25, 2017, ''The Tag-Along 2'' became the top domestic box office hit in 2017. By September 11, 2017, the film earned NT$92 million, out-grossing its predecessor (NT$85 million) in domestic takings to become the highest-grossing local horror film of the past decade. As of October 3, 2017, ''The Tag-Along 2'' has grossed NT$104 million in Taiwan.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tag-Along 2 Taiwanese-language films 2017 horror films Taiwanese horror thriller films Taiwanese sequel films 2017 horror thriller films Films based on urban legends 2010s Mandarin-language films