The story of 11 contestants who sign up for a scary reality show which forces them to confront the supernatural and their innermost fears. They're brought to an ancient war museum in Cambodia, which was used as a Khmer Rouge prison twenty years before. Thousands of innocent people were tortured and killed there during the Cambodian war in the 1970s.
Practical Effects
Genuine Cambodian location adds unshakable historical weight.
Writing
Meta-commentary on turning genocide into entertainment.
Director
Sarawut Wichiensarn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed at Tuol Sleng's actual sister site, making it one of the most morally complicated horror locations ever used. The Cambodian government initially approved then distanced themselves from the production.
The director explicitly wanted to critique Thailand's 'ghost tourism' boom of the 2000s, where actual tragedy sites became Instagram backdrops. The reality show format was his way of implicating the audience.