Producer Tet In Hell Village continues to return with The Soul Eater, a spooky horror project with strong Vietnamese characteristics.
On November 7, director duo Tran Huu Tan and producer Hoang Quan – the team that created the popular Tet In Hell Village series – released the poster and teaser of the movie project Soul Eater, revealing The script revolves around the story of searching for the origin of the ancient magic of Skull Wine.
The story in the movie The Soul Eater chose to be told in the fantasy horror genre. The movie’s teaser opens the journey to find the origin of Skull Wine – an ancient folk art rumored to have appeared in the early Hell village. People whisper that those who practice this mysterious witchcraft will possess the power to take over the body and soul, command soldiers and demons.
Continuing to set the Hell Village setting and exploiting stories inspired by folk culture, the poster of The Soul Eater impresses with the mouse wedding procession in the gloomy bamboo forest with the central character being the newlywed couple. lang – mysterious bride. The two led the group in impressive bright red costumes and bold Vietnamese ancient costumes with details of five-armed shirt, cross-dressing, and communication. The procession also aroused curiosity with familiar offerings but appeared in an extremely strange situation: a bloodstained pig’s head, along with a fairy puppet.
Director Tran Huu Tan revealed the inspiration behind the details of the mouse wedding and the project’s connection to Hell Village: “In the movie The Soul Eater, the audience will see a very unique mouse wedding. So The reason for this custom is because the villagers always want to remind themselves that they are descendants of old bandits, hiding like rats in this village and do not want to commit the same crimes that their ancestors committed. For the Village people, this wedding ritual is also a concept of dispelling evil and waiting for new beginnings.”
The Soul Eater is a movie adapted from the original novel of the same name by writer Thao Trang, which was released online in parallel with the movie. This is also a film in the same “universe” Hell Village. Therefore, in addition to the image of the mouse wedding, the audience is also treated to visual images of Vietnamese culture such as familiar water puppets, water pavilion, rhymes,… Besides, the details are inherently Favorite symbols in the Tet In Hell Village series such as Mrs. Van ferrying souls, sweating blood, and soul-catching fireflies will appear on the big screen one after another with a cinematic experience.
Some images from the movie Soul Eater
Author Thao Trang shared: “When adapting Tet In Hell Village, director Tran Huu Tan and I had the opportunity to go deeply and thoroughly into the world of Hell Village and there, I saw a sky. There are many unexplored ideas and stories. That’s why The Soul Eater was born. I hope the audience will be satisfied with our new work!”.
The Soul Eater was shot right after Tet in Hell Village, set in Sao Ha village (Ha Giang). During the pre-production process, the team always consulted with historical consultant Phan Thanh Nam ( Tea Pot Painter) to bring as much Vietnamese soul as possible. The project brings together a multi-generational cast of stars from both the South and the North such as Hoang Ha, Vo Dien Gia Huy, Huynh Thanh Truc, Meritorious Artist Chieu Xuan, Artist Viet Lien, People’s Artist Ngoc Thu, Nguyen Huu Tien, Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Nghinh Loc, Ly Hong An, Vu Duc Ngoc…
The movie The Soul Eater is full of fantasy horror and is expected to premiere on December 8, 2023.
