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The Sadness

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The city of Taipei suddenly erupts into bloody chaos as ordinary people are compulsively driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things they can imagine. Murder, torture, and mutilation are only the beginning... A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to reunite amid the violence and depravity. The age of civility and order is no more.
The Sadness

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Critics Consensus

The Sadness lives up to its title with an unstintingly grim -- and overall effective -- slice of dystopian horror.

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Phuong Le Guardian 05/17/2022
3/5
The assured command of style situates Jabbaz as an impressive new voice in horror cinema. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 05/15/2022
2.5/4
The Sadness is one of the more aggressively bleak, disturbing, and depraved horror films I’ve ever seen. Go to Full Review
Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 05/12/2022
3/4
Jabbaz’s movie isn’t exactly deep, but it does effectively channel his free-floating anxieties in ways both excessive and appropriately nasty. Go to Full Review
David Day Horror Movie Talk Sep 23
8/10
It takes the old premise of zombies and the morality tales that they brought to the silver screen and pops a monster truck engine under the hood before sending you to hell with tears streaming from your eyes. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Mar 24
C
"The Sadness" is an exercise in extremity, and while the helmer has all the gore and ugliness imaginable, he neglects to create a pace to the endeavor, which never feels alive as it drags from one makeup effects display to the next. Go to Full Review
Mike Thorn In Review Online 10/10/2024
Jabbaz’s primary focus is on cartoonishly gory entertainment. The director approaches scenes of carnage with glee... Go to Full Review
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Imesha D @Emilia 5d Definitely will never watch it again See more Gabriel T @GabrielFagundes Nov 6 I just love this movie because it is one of the most gut-wretiching piece of cinema ever made that still stays in a "normal" zone. The gory, bloody scenes were absolutely incredible, specially the subway scene and the attach on the overweight girl scene. One of the best zombie movie, which I love, and one of the best Taiwanese horror surely See more KUSH 2 Nov 2 Very bloody and wish I saw this during the CCP virus aka covid 🤣 but awesome movie and free china See more Incógnita ? Oct 17 Technically, it’s a very well-made film, strong performances, bold direction, and stunning cinematography. But personally, I found the content hard to sit through. The extreme violence and sexual assault scenes were just too much and pulled me out of the story. It’s the kind of movie that, despite its artistic value, definitely isn’t for everyone, and I’m one of those people. See more Sean C Sep 20 Another well made horror from Asia, effects are done well as the story line is. The old lady in the restaurant is a yuk moment and ignites the gore . Well worth a look. See more Zachary D @drummoz Sep 13 This film has officially taken the crown from the Human Centipede franchise as the most disgusting movie I’ve ever seen. I doubt anyone could sit through it without turning away at least once—but in that sense, it absolutely achieves its goal. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The city of Taipei suddenly erupts into bloody chaos as ordinary people are compulsively driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things they can imagine. Murder, torture, and mutilation are only the beginning... A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to reunite amid the violence and depravity. The age of civility and order is no more.
Director
Rob Jabbaz
Producer
David Barker, Wei-Chun Li, Jeffrey Huang
Screenwriter
Rob Jabbaz
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
May 12, 2022
Runtime
1h 39m