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The First 7th Night

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2009 · 100 min Horror Thriller
4.1 / 10 · TMDB

A helpless Taxi driver, a mysterious delivery boy, a 30 years abandoned motel, a touching past, all come together to form a strange tale. One day, a strange passenger Xiao Ma hires a taxi driver named Map King, paying him a huge sum of money to take him to an abandoned old motel. The Chun Lei Motel was mysteriously burnt 30 years before, and has been abandoned since. Very few people remember that the hotel ever existed and no one ever speaks of it. To Xiao Mas' surprise, the taxi driver actually knows the way to the motel. Ah Fang, was the owner of the motel. She had lived peacefully in the motel with her young son and husband. Seven days after the unfortunate death of her beloved husband, four thieves visited her motel. By the end of that evening, the motel was in flames and everyone involved had vanished. Thirty years after that fateful night, Xiao Ma and the taxi driver reach the motel.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 頭七
Year 2009
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Herman Yau
Runtime 100 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.1/10 (9 votes)

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The film constructs its dread around the eerie setting of a forgotten motel and a tragic backstory that slowly comes to light. It relies on the conventions of Asian ghost stories—unresolved injustice, mourning rituals, and a haunting past.

What lingers after the final scene is a somber reflection on guilt and the price of closure, where the horror stems from emotional weight rather than mere shocks. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Herman Yau

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Watch alone late at night, with all lights off, to immerse in the desolate atmosphere.

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