An ex-prisoner moves to an old apartment, where one gets to see in the middle of a domestic problem between a police officer, his wife and his daughter. When he tries to intervene, he will be caught in a mysterious curse.
Direction
Yam Laranas crafts suffocating atmosphere through walls.
Sound
Echoes and silences do more than jump scares.
Acting
Bradford's haunted restraint anchors the supernatural.
Director
Yam Laranas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a shot-for-shot American remake of Yam Laranas's own 2004 Filipino film 'Sigaw'—he's one of few directors to remake himself. Iza Calzado plays the ghost in both versions.
The film quietly codes class tension: Bobby's ex-con status and Walter's police badge create a power dynamic where the supernatural becomes the only equalizer. The 2008 financial crisis context makes the crumbling apartment building hit different.
US
