Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

2016 · 105 min · ZH · 5.9 (38 votes)
Dir. Liu Jie · Starring Wallace Huo, Qin Hailu, Wan Qian, Jessie Li, Dong Zijian, Li Yiqing
ThrillerMystery

A man lives in a lovely apartment with his wife and 2 children. He is obsessed with cleanliness, has strange dreams and struggles with a mystery in his past. He goes to a bad part of town hunting for a long lost brother, leaving his wife and children in their car. As he tries to get cooperation from neighbors, the wife finds her children are missing. A stranger wearing a dark motorcycle helmet appears, frightening her. As the story unfolds this stranger follows them becoming more and more threatening.

VIBE

A creeping dread permeates this domestic thriller. The film masterfully builds tension through unsettling atmosphere and mounting paranoia, making you question everything you see. It's a slow burn that leaves you feeling deeply uneasy.

tenseunsettlingclaustrophobicsuspensefulsteadydomestic thrillerpsychological suspenseatmosphericfamilyparanoiahidden pastobsession
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