Moon, a thriller writer who is about to marry a businessman. To cure her myopia before her wedding day, she undergoes an eye surgery which causes her blindness for three days. Meanwhile she stays in her new house in a remote and quiet area with her sister Yan. There she experiences the real pre-marital anxiety when three robbers break into her house! With her eyesight gradually recovering, Moon tries the best to save herself while she realizes she might be set up after all.
Acting
Christy Chung sells absolute terror while pretending she can't see.
Direction
Billy Chung's cramped framing makes every shadow feel like a threat.
Practical Effects
Old-school HK stunt work that looks genuinely dangerous.
Director
Billy Chung Siu-Hung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wong Jing produced this during his prolific mid-2000s run where he'd often direct or produce multiple films per year, sometimes shooting in as little as two weeks.
The 'blind protagonist' trope was having a moment in Asian cinema—this arrived two years after Audrey Tautou's 'A Very Long Engagement' and same year as 'The Eye 2', all exploring female vulnerability through sensory deprivation.
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