Besides accredited as the first Singaporean horror, Kelvin Tong’s second feature “The Maid” also broke the local horror genre box office record during its weekend opening release. It went on to win the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation Asian Film Award at the then Puchun International Fantastic Film Festival held in Bucheon, South Korea.
At the start of “The Maid”, Rosa Dimaano (Alessandra De Rossi) a young eighteen-year-old girl from the Philippines arrives in Singapore to work as a domestic maid for Mr. and Mrs. Teo. It’s also the first day of the Chinese Seventh Month, the start of the Hungry Ghost Festival. The Chinese believe that during this month, the opening of the gates of Hell enables the dead to come back and walk among the living. Therefore, they set up alters everywhere to offer food to their beloved, returning ancestral spirits. Conversely there...
At the start of “The Maid”, Rosa Dimaano (Alessandra De Rossi) a young eighteen-year-old girl from the Philippines arrives in Singapore to work as a domestic maid for Mr. and Mrs. Teo. It’s also the first day of the Chinese Seventh Month, the start of the Hungry Ghost Festival. The Chinese believe that during this month, the opening of the gates of Hell enables the dead to come back and walk among the living. Therefore, they set up alters everywhere to offer food to their beloved, returning ancestral spirits. Conversely there...
- 8/6/2021
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
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