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The Child's Eye Film Overview

The Child's Eye (Chinese: 童眼) is a 2010 horror film directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang. Produced in Hong Kong, the film is spoken in Cantonese and has a runtime of 96 minutes. It is part of The Eye franchise following earlier entries released in 2002, 2004, and 2005.

The Child's Eye promotional artwork showing eerie visual elements.
Promotional artwork for The Child's Eye.

Plot

A series of political crises, airport blockades, and roadblocks disrupt the travel plans of Lam Lam and her friends in Thailand. Forced to stay in an aged and shabby hotel, the group encounters three strange children and a puppy shortly after checking in, which triggers a sequence of paranormal events.

Cast

The main cast members include:

  • Elanne Kwong as Ling
  • Rainie Yang as Rainie
  • Shawn Yue as Lok
  • Gordon Lam as Chuen
  • Jones Xu as Hei
  • Ciwi Lam as Ciwi
  • Rex Ho as Rex
Scene still from The Child's Eye featuring characters in suspense.
Scene still featuring characters in the film.

Festival Screenings

The film premiered internationally at several notable events in 2010 and 2011:

  • 67th Venice Film Festival: September 4, 2010 (World Premiere, Out of Competition)
  • Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival: April 7-19, 2011 (International Competition, Belgium Premiere)
  • Terracotta Far East Film Festival: May 5-8, 2011 (UK Premiere)
  • Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival: July 14-24, 2011 (Korean Premiere)
Close-up scene still from The Child's Eye.
Another scene still from the 2010 horror film.
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