There's a Thai legend that if a baby is cut out of a mother who's
covered in gold, it's then burned and its ashes collected in a pendant,
then whoever wears that pendant is immortal - but the baby's mother won't
rest until she'll have her revenge. Two Americans (Ekin Dedeoglu, Diego
Medellin) want to get their hands on such a pendant, and they don't
exactly shy away from anything to get what they want - but totally forget
there's a price to pay ... A rather fascinating little short
that in less than 7 minutes manages to set up an elaborate but in the West
at least rather unknown legend and spin a horror story around it, thanks
to innovative, avant garde editing, an original, non-linear story
structure, beautiful camerawork, plenty of suspense and well-set shocks,
and a busload of macabre details to set the atmosphere just right. Definitely
worth a watch!
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