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Last modified: Dec. 4, 2022

Detention

Release Date: Friday, October 8, 2021 Limited

Director: John Hsu

Starring: Gingle Wang • Fu Meng-Po • Tseng Jing-Hua • Cecilia Choi

N/A Horror N/A

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Plot

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Plot: Set during the Taiwanese martial law of the 1960s, this shockingly gruesome and terrifying coming-of-age drama based on a hugely popular video game sees two classmates who go looking for their missing friends and teachers, all of whom took part in an illegal book club, only to come face to face with ghosts and deformed monsters that have taken over their school. This masterful debut from director and co-writer John Hsu recalls the best of Guillermo del Toro, with enough blood, striking sound design, art direction and special effects to evoke the Silent Hill and other landmark horror video games.

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Crew Behind the Film

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Director: John Hsu
Screenwriter: John Hsu

Studio: Dekanalog
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Language: English

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Release Dates

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Detention was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 8, 2021. There were 18 other movies released on the same date, including No Time to Die, Lamb and South of Heaven. As a limited release, Detention was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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2021-10-08 Limited

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