Secret Sunday (9 วัด) [Thailand] - 2010

Country: Thailand
Production Company: Oriental Eyes Co. Ltd.
Genre: Horror
Director: Saranyu Jiralaksanakul
Starring: Siriphun Wattanajinda, James Alexander Mackie, Penpak Sirikul, Pharadorn Sirakovit
Length: 107 mins
Date of release: 13th April, 2010

Synopsis

Nat (James Alexander Mackie) is making a road trip to Chiang Mai with his girlfriend, Poon (Siriphun Wattanajinda) to meet up with some friends over there. Poon requests Nat to drop by Uthai Thani on the way so that she could meet his mother (Penpak Sirikul), whom she had never met before.

After arrival Nat's mother asks him to go and make merit at nine temples to ward off misfortune, as she is worried they will be facing some bad luck soon. The following day she needs to deliver a Buddha statue to another district and asks them not to leave so soon, as she wants to take Nat to pray at the temple later.

However, instead of waiting for his mother, Nat brings Poon to see picture collections of Buddha's teachings as well as his wall painting painted during his junior high school at the temple. Nat is greatly impressed by her mother's generous donation effort to the temple that she receives a nickname called 'Nitayaram'.

Later Nat throws a stone at a bird that is trying to eat a worm and suddenly a novice monk turns up and explains to him that it is the cycle of karma between the bird and the worm, and tells Nat not to interfere with the cycle. Monk Sujitto (Pharadorn Sirakovit) happens to be Nat's childhood friend and they had not met for 10 years.

Monk Sujitto is heading up north to Nan province for pilgrimage purpose at Bo Kleu temple. Nat then offers him a ride and he gladly accepts it. During the journey Nat sees a headless dog and his jeep's windshield got broken. Despite passing few temples at various locations, Nat decides to ignore the visit call by his mother.

Instead he spends his time by playing snooker, drinking and love making with Poon, not realizing a dark ghostly figure is watching them. At one stage Nat nearly got drowned and injured his forehead. Poon takes over as driver but she knocks down a calf during the journey. The calf loses its life and Poon starts to feel regret.

While inside a temple Poon is disturbed by a horrible hallucination and asks for piece of advice from Monk Sujitto. He tells her that since she had taken away the calf's life she will be haunted by the karma which is equivalent of a bloodhound pursuing its prey to the end, regardless of how fast or how far she runs.

Monk Sujitto later reveals that it is not a coincidence the three are involved in the journey together. The past are connected to the present, and surprisingly Nat's mother is involved, too. What are the connections? Will Nat ever free himself from the negative karma? Will Poon inform Nat about her pregnancy?


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Bestseller (베스트셀러) [South Korea] - 2010

Country: South Korea
Production Company: Echo Film/ Daisy Entertainment
Genre: Mystery/ Thriller
Director: Lee Jeong Ho
Starring: Uhm Jung Hwa, Ryoo Seung Yong, Lee Do Kyeong, Jo Jin Woong, Lee Sung Min, Kim Hwa Yeong, Park Sa Rang, Lee Da Eun
Length: 117 mins
Date of release: 15th April, 2010

Synopsis

Baek Hee Soo (Uhm Jung Hwa) is South Korea's bestselling author over the past 20 years until she is accused of plagiarism which completely ruins her reputation overnight and sends her into deep depression. To make matters worse she got separated from her professor husband, Park Yeong Joon (Ryoo Seung Yong).

After being absent for two years she decides to make a comeback in her writing career and drives to a countryside with her daughter, Yun Hee (Park Sa Rang) and stay in an old house called John Bates Villa. Her arrival is greatly welcomed by the town's police chief (Lee Do Kyeong) and his son, Chan Sik (Jo Jin Woong).

While writing Hee Soo seeks inspration from Yun Hee who makes new friend with an unidentified stranger which later turns her new book, 'Abyss' into a bestseller. Unfortunately her fame is only temporary as once again she is being accused of plagiarizing a novel that was published 10 years ago titled 'Tragedy's End'.

Soon she finds out Yun Hee is dead after she got eletrocuted while taking bath and still insists she never plagiarize and she did talk to Yun Hee while staying at the villa. In order to prove her innocence, Hee Soo begins a mysterious journey back to the villa to find out the truth.

While she is investigating she learns that Chan Sik and Choi Soo Jin (Lee Da Eun) used to be lovers during their youth days. However, Soo Jin eventually knows a guy from Seoul and decides to leave Chan Sik. One night a big quarrel erupted between Chan Sik and three guys with Soo Jin getting involved.

Hee Soo's sudden disappearance from the city gives great concern to Yeong Joon as he tries to locate her in the countryside. What happen to Soo Jin in the end? Will Yun Hee solve the identity of the mysterious voice that prompts her to write a plagiarized novel? What is the fate of Chan Sik and the three guys in the end?


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Triple Tap (鎗王之王) [Hong Kong] - 2010

Country: Hong Kong
Production Company: Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company/ Emperor Motion Pictures/ Film Unlimited/ Sil-Metropole Organization
Genre: Action/ Thriller
Director: Derek Yee
Starring: Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Charlene Choi, Li Bing Bing, Alex Fong, Lam Suet, Chapman To, Andrew Lin, Kenny Lo, Courtney Wu
Length: 118 mins
Date of release: 30th June, 2010

Synopsis

Kwan You Bo (Louis Koo) becomes a champion shooter when he beats police officer Zhuang Zi Wei (Daniel Wu) in a shooting contest. While on his way home he comes across an armed robbery where bank manager (Lam Suet) is carrying US$400 with him inside a security van.

Kwan manages to shoot three out of four robbers but the forth (Chapman To) escapes. The incident leaves one policeman in a coma and the money disappears. Despite being hailed as a hero by the media Zhuang decides to bring Kwan on trial for unlawful use of weapon.

The lucky Kwan is being supported by two women in his life; Miss Shao (Li Bing Bing), who is his superior and Ting Ting (Charlene Choi), his girlfriend and later gets acquitted in court. Meanwhile, Zhuang consults his mentor (Alex Fong), who is a retired police expert on how to deal with Kwan. Can he succeed?


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