Battle of Memories (2017)

Director


Main cast
Huang Bo; Xu Jinglei; Duan Yihong; Yang Zishan; Tiffany Hsu

Genres
Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Description
When a famous writer (Huang Bo) decides to have his memories wiped to forget a divorce, he regrets it. Attempting to recover the memories, he becomes haunted by psychopathic thoughts, acting out in ways both he and those around him could never imagine. A companion film to director Leste Chen's 2014 film The Great Hypnotist.


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