Home ownership is not a new subject for the movies. In horror, for example, the haunted house is one of the most well established and popular sub-genres. But there are precious few movies about the horror of actually buying a house. Most likely because people carping on about house prices is deathly boring to anyone in their right mind. However, Pang Ho-Cheung’s Dream Home (Wai dor lei ah yut ho, 2010) avoids the supernatural staples and fusty evening news economics and opts instead for a far more realistic and terrifying approach - the prospect of never owning a home at all. The slow build anxiety of being in your early 30s with family pressures, a lousy social life and a shit job, pressure cooking inside you until something has to blow. And in Dream Home’s case that’s Cheng Lai-sheung (Josie Ho) quietly blowing her stack and going on a bloody rampage.Read the full article at Diabolique Magazine:
https://diaboliquemagazine.com/open-for-inspection-the-property-horror-of-dream-home/
IMDB: Dream Home
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