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| The Sadness | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 哭悲 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Kū Bēi |
| Hokkien POJ | Khàu-pi |
| Directed by | Rob Jabbaz |
| Written by | Rob Jabbaz |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Huang David Barker Wei-Chun Lu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jie-Li Bai |
| Edited by | Rob Jabbaz |
| Music by | TZECHAR |
Production company | Machi Xcelsior Studios |
| Distributed by | Raven Banner Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
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The Sadness (Chinese: 哭悲; pinyin: Kū Bēi; lit. 'Cry Sad') is a 2021 Taiwanese zombie horror film written, directed, and edited by Canadian filmmaker Rob Jabbaz in his feature directorial debut.[1] It stars Berant Zhu and Regina Lei as a young couple attempting to reunite amidst a viral pandemic that turns people into homicidal sadists.[2]
Produced by Machi Xcelsior Studios and David Barker, the film received a theatrical release in Taiwan on 22 January 2021,[3] and premiered internationally at the 74th Locarno International Film Festival on 12 August 2021.[4] It received positive reviews.
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