Keeper of Darkness

Keeper of Darkness
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	陀地驅魔人
Simplified Chinese	陀地驱魔人
Hanyu Pinyin	Tuó Dì Qū Mó Rén
Jyutping	To4 Dei2 Keoi1 Mo1 Jan4
Directed by	Nick Cheung
Screenplay by	Yeung Sin-ling
Produced by	Claudie Chung Law Chi-leung Cheung Chi-kwong
Starring	Nick Cheung Amber Kuo Louis Cheung Sisley Choi Xing Yu Philip Keung Karena Lam
Cinematography	Chan Chi-ying
Edited by	Fire Lee
Music by	Mark Lui
Production companies	One Cool Film Production United Filmmakers Organisation (UFO)
Distributed by	Edko Films
Release date	26 November 2015 (2015-11-26)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese Mandarin
Box office	HK$15.9 million [1]

Keeper of Darkness is a 2015 Hong Kong supernatural horror film directed by and starring Nick Cheung. ^[1] The film co-stars Amber Kuo, Louis Cheung, Sisley Choi, Xing Yu and Philip Keung, with a special appearance by Karena Lam. It was released on 26 November 2015. ^[2]

Plot

Street-smart exorcist Fatt has a unique method of dealing with vengeful spirits: He negotiates with them and persuades them to let go of their grudges. After recordings of his exorcisms go viral, Fatt attracts the attentions of a murderous spirit who’s targeting mediums, as well as a troublesome reporter who takes great interest in Fatt and his close relationship with a female spirit.^{[ citation needed ]}

Cast

• Nick Cheung ^[2]
• Amber Kuo ^[2]
• Louis Cheung ^[2]
• Sisley Choi ^[2]
• Xing Yu
• Philip Keung

Special appearance

• Karena Lam

Cameo appearance

• Olivia Yan
• Lawrence Ng
• Angie Cheong
• Andrew Lau
• Susan Tse
• Emotion Cheung
• Elena Kong
• Ben Wong
• Chin Ka-lok
• Shawn Yue
• Deep Ng
• Jacky Cheung

Reception

The film was number-one on its opening weekend in Hong Kong, with HK$5.75 million. ^[3] The following weekend it grossed HK$3.80 million and stayed at number-one. ^[4] On the third weekend it grossed HK$2.29 million and was number-two behind Point Break . ^[1]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
35th Hong Kong Film Awards [5]	Best Actor	Nick Cheung	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Louis Cheung	Nominated
	Best New Performer	Sisley Choi	Nominated
	Best Sound Design	Kinson Tsang, George Lee	Nominated
	Best Visual Design	Enoch Chan, Felix Lai	Nominated
	Best New Director	Nick Cheung	Nominated
22nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards [6]	Best Actor	Nick Cheung	Nominated
	Film of Merit	Keeper of Darkness	Won

See also

• List of ghost films
• List of Hong Kong films

References

1. Ma, Kevin (16 December 2015). "Surprise is box office surprise in China". Film Business Asia . Retrieved 17 December 2015.
2. "陀地驱魔人 陀地驅魔人 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com . Retrieved 17 December 2015.
3. Ma, Kevin (4 December 2015). "Martian orbits atop China box office". Film Business Asia . Retrieved 17 December 2015.
4. Ma, Kevin (11 December 2015). "Keeper of Darkness holds top spot in Hong Kong". Film Business Asia . Retrieved 17 December 2015.
5. "第35屆香港電影金像獎提名名單".
6. "第二十二屆香港電影評論學會大獎得獎理由撮要".

External links

• Keeper of Darkness at IMDb
• Keeper of Darkness at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase