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2021 · mystery · sci-fi · thriller

The Soul

Directed by Cheng Wei-hao2h 10m2021

Wang Shicong, chairman of the famous group, died tragically at home. The prosecutor Liang Wenchao and his wife, Abang, learned during the investigation that the deceased’s long-term partner, Dr. Wan, and his ex-wife’s Son Wang Tianyou, young newlywed wife Li Yan, and even the dead ex-wife, each suspect has an intricate connection. As more clues gradually surfaced, they gradually discovered the rich. The amazing secret hidden behind the murder...

Our read: The Soul (2021) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive mystery · sci-fi · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Sombre, steady, measured mystery / sci-fi, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb6.63k
  • sombre
  • intense
  • inventive
  • twisty
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How The Soul feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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