Ziyi has been haunted by the same dream for years: In the dream, she would stand alone on a wasteland, knowing that something is buried underneath. The only one who could give her comfort is her designer friend Eric, to whom she would reveal her weird dreams. She is approached by police sergeant Madam Ou to assist in the investigation of her missing ex-husband. Meanwhile, the cop is also tracking down her kidnapped nephew, whose whereabouts remain unknown even though his mother Becky has paid the ransom. One day, Ziyi wakes up to find a trail of mud at her bedside, raising suspicion that she may have killed her ex-husband in her sleep! Ziyi leads Madam Ou to the scene in her dreams, where the horrifying truth awaits them...
Cinematography
Bleach-bypass wasteland dreams that feel genuinely unmoored from reality
Acting
Angelica Lee's hollow-eyed unraveling — she sells impossible premise
Director
Oxide Pang Chun
Angelica Lee Sin-Jie
Cheng Chi Yee
Huo Siyan
Sgt. Au Bik Yee
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei
Au Bik Kee
Li Zonghan
Eric
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Eric's brother
Nina Paw Hei-Ching
Auntie
Marc Ma
Prof. Yip
Elva Ni Chen-Xi
Prof. Yip's wife
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Ming
William Duen Wai-Lun
Supt
Au Hin-Wai
Psychiatrist
Raymond Chow
Father of little girl in the park
Rex Ho
Shing
Leanne Foo Hiu-Mei
Ming's girlfriend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Oxide Pang made this during his split from filmmaking partner Danny Pang — the solo energy shows in the slower, more contemplative pacing compared to their signature frenetic horror.
The sleepwalking-as-murder-weapon premise riffs on a genuine 19th-century Scottish legal case that established 'non-insane automatism' as a defense.
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