Jiney (Race Wong) is a talented student of Arts with a trauma in her childhood and lack of communication with her mother, and excellent photographer that is not satisfied with her awarded works. When she witnesses a car crash, she is driven by a morbid wish and takes pictures of the dead victim. She becomes obsessed with death, and her close friend Jas (Rosanne Wong) feels that Jiney needs help with her abnormal behavior and attraction. When Jiney supersedes her death wish, she receives a snuff video where a girl is tortured and killed in front of the camera. Jiney shows the tape to Jas, who questions the authenticity of the footage, and they believe it is a prank of their friend Anson (Anson Leung). When the girls realize that it is not a joke of Anson, Jiney receives another tape with the message inviting her to take a look. When she sees the tape, she becomes scared with the sinister footage.
"Sei Mon Se Jun" is morbid and bizarre, but presents a fascinating aesthetic and an awesome cinematography and the style of Dario Argento. This gore and violent tale is stylish and dark, with magnificent use of colors prevailing red. Oxide Pong gives a homosexual connotation to the close relationship of Jiney and Jas, but it is never explicit. The childhood trauma of Jiney should have been previously disclosed and not in the last scene. Race Wong and Rosanne Wong are very beautiful actresses and the killer recalls Leatherface. I am a big fan of the Pang Brothers and I really liked this creepy film that in some moments looks like pictures at an exhibition. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Desejos Mortais" ("Deadly Desires")
"Sei Mon Se Jun" is morbid and bizarre, but presents a fascinating aesthetic and an awesome cinematography and the style of Dario Argento. This gore and violent tale is stylish and dark, with magnificent use of colors prevailing red. Oxide Pong gives a homosexual connotation to the close relationship of Jiney and Jas, but it is never explicit. The childhood trauma of Jiney should have been previously disclosed and not in the last scene. Race Wong and Rosanne Wong are very beautiful actresses and the killer recalls Leatherface. I am a big fan of the Pang Brothers and I really liked this creepy film that in some moments looks like pictures at an exhibition. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Desejos Mortais" ("Deadly Desires")