Detention Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Dec. 4, 2022

Detention

Release Date: Friday, October 8, 2021 Limited

John Hsu, Cecilia Choi, Tseng Jing-Hua, Fu Meng-Po, Gingle Wang

N/A Horror N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Detention.

Crew Behind the Film

The Detention behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: John Hsu
Screenwriter: John Hsu

Studio: Dekanalog
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

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Production Updates

Oct 2021

Completed

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

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 Mass. As a limited release, Detention was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

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