The Night Curse of Reatrei

The Night Curse of Reatrei
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បណ្ដាសានាងរាត្រី
Directed byLeak Lyda
Diep Sela
Written byNuon Molin
Vuth Oudom
Produced byLeak Lyna
StarringNorodom Jenna
Paing Takhon
Shin Yubin
Tharoth Sam
Sahrah Pich Manika
CinematographyAlex Dacev
Edited byKen Simpson
Diep Sela
Sam Oudom
Music byChap Khun Heng
Production
companies
Distributed bySkyline Media
Release dates
  • March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14) (Cambodia)
  • September 12, 2024 (2024-09-12) (Russia)
  • September 14, 2024 (2024-09-14) (United States)
Running time
95 min.
CountriesCambodia
Myanmar
LanguageKhmer
Budget$380,000[1]
Box office$8.6 million

The Night Curse of Reatrei (Khmer: បណ្ដាសានាងរាត្រី, Bon Das Sa Neang Reatrei; transl. The Night Curse of Reatrei) is a 2024 Cambodian horror mystery film directed by Leak Lyda and written by Nuon Molin.[2]

It is a Cambodia-Myanmar venture produced by LD Picture Production and Real Bros Production. Starring Cambodian actress Norodom Jenna, Shin Yubin, Tharoth Sam and Burmese actor Paing Takhon[3] and distributed by Skyline Media a leading Vietnamese studio.[4]

It made a record of being the highest-grossing Cambodian horror film of 2024, the highest-grossing foreign film of 2024 in Myanmar, and the highest-grossing Cambodian film of all time in Taiwan.[5][6]

Plot

1993, After moving into an abandoned orphanage, they realize that the whole building was cursed by a vengeful spirit, Reatrei. Tragedies start to happen one after another until they find what her curse wants.

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Tharoth Sam as Pisey
  • Money Reaksa as Reatrie
  • Sahrah Pich Manika as Nika
  • Ieb Brospich as Pheak
  • Sim Sopheakmoney as Tra
  • Oum Vuthychey as Soum

Others

  • Sokhey Botthida as Nita (Girl)
  • Duang Chansopeaktra as Veacha
  • Keo Somaly as Yim
  • Keo Rotha as Kru

Special appearances

  • Nov Dana as Nita (Woman)
  • Ear Sinan as Phat

Screenings

Variety Skyline Media, a leading Vietnamese studio, bring The Night Curse of Reatrie to Marché du film 2024 with a string of sales on its local and Southeast Asian film sales slate. Since appearing at FilMart in Hong Kong in March, Skyline has licensed the Cambodian horror title The Night Curse of Reatrei to Taiwan's Cai Chang International and to Exponenta Film for the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Night Curse of Reatrei will release in Myanmar, Taiwan, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Kazakhstan.[7]

The Night Curse of Reatrie was included as part of "Scary Worlds" at the 13th Cambodia International Film Festival.[8][9]

The film was selected as the Cambodian entry for the "Golden Rumdul Award" at the 2nd Cambodia Asian Film Festival, and made the July shortlist (CAFF).[10]

The film has an official selection at the 10th Cambodia Town Film Festival (CTFF), Cambodia Town, Long Beach, California.[11][12]

The film was showcased at Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) 2024 in South Korea.[13]

The film has an official selection at the 11th Blue Chair Film Festival 2024 in Luang Prabang, Laos.[14]

Release

Theatrical

Home media

The film was available on Apple TV+, Google Play, MyVideo and HamiVideo in Taiwan.[27][28][29][30]

The film was available on OKKO in Russia.[31]

The film was released for digital download, on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD by Cai Chang International.[32][33]

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2024 2nd Cambodia Asian Film Festival
(Golden Rumdul Awards) 		Best Actress Shin Yubin Won [34][35]
Best Newcomer Norodom Jenna Won [36][37]
10th Cambodia Town Film Festival Rising Star Award Norodom Jenna Won [38]

Reception

The Cambodian horror film The Night Curse of Reatrie is adapted from real events, and its horror atmosphere is comparable to It (2017 film) and The Conjuring.[39] Expanding its reach, LD Productions has screened films in over 10 countries, adding three more destinations this year. Since the success of The Clock: Spirits Awakening. It received a high score of 8.7 on IMDb.[40] Southeast Asia is a region filled with active and booming film industries, and in recent years, we’ve seen a rise in crossovers between the brightest stars from each country, giving audiences exciting and compelling movies that have only made fans want more. High five crossovers between southeast Asian actors as The Night Curse of Reatrei, Side Seeing, Deleted (film), One Two Jaga and Under Parallel Skies.[41] High recommend 10 horror movies from GirlStyle Magazine Malaysia as Night Swim, Longlegs, Imaginary (film), The First Omen, Exhuma, Mystery Writers, Smile 2, Death Whisperer 2, Abigail (2024 film) and The Night Curse of Reatrei.[42]

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