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Erik, the Asian Movie Enthusiast presents:

A review of “Detention”, a Taiwanese horror/drama film from 2019.

In 1962, during Taiwan’s “White Terror” period, a student named Fang falls in love with her teacher and counsellor. The freedom-loving teacher is the organiser of a study group for banned books, along with fellow teacher Yin and second-year student Wei. Though the study group provides a place to breathe in a dangerous environment, its members risk death by participating. However, one day Fang and Wei awake to find that the school is no longer the familiar world they remember. The building has become a horrific place with ghosts and demons, and the two students will be forced to confront the terrible truth.

Per Wikipedia, the term “White Terror” refers to the entire period from 1947 to 1987. Around 140,000 Taiwanese were imprisoned during this period, of whom from about 3,000 to 4,000 were executed for their real or perceived opposition to the KMT (or Chinese Nationalist Party) government led by Chiang Kai-shek.

This is a good-quality horror movie with thematic depth.

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