Red Nights2010

Director
Julien Carbon, Laurent Courtiaud

Acters

Frédérique Bel (Catherine Trinquier)
Carrie Ng (Carrie Chan)
Carole Brana (Sandrine Lado)
Stephen Wong Cheung-Hing (Patrick)
Kotone Amamiya (Tulip)
Maria Chen (Flora)

During the reign of the first emperor of China, an ingenious torturer concocted an elixir that paralyzed its victim’s limbs, while increasing the sensitivity of their nerve endings tenfold. Kept in a jade skull, the elixir could provoke sensations in infinite variations—everything from erotic caresses to appalling lacerations. Haunted by the desire to experience the extreme sensations caused by the elixir, the executioner kills himself with his own poison, intensifying his death experience. His pursuers never found the skull, which had been concealed within a large imperial seal. But the curse of the jade skull, responsible for its creator’s death, will endure within the seal, bringing misfortune to all of those who possess it. Until today…
A box containing a white jade seal falls into the hands of Catherine, a mistress who takes the valuable artifact to Hong Kong in the hopes of selling it. In Hong Kong, Carrie, a wealthy patron of the arts, mounts a production of The Jade Emperor – the tale of the first Emperor’s executioner. Carrie is single-mindedly obsessed with finding this ancient poison. When it becomes apparent that the white jade seal contains a vial of the elixir, Catherine finds herself caught in Carrie’s sadistic web, where bliss and pain are blurred into a twisted, forbidden ecstasy.
“A memorable and thoroughly twisted piece of work.” – Reel Film Reviews
“Great cinematography and luscious visual aesthetics.” – Fliskfeast.com
“It is absolutely gorgeous to the point where every frame could be considered a piece of art.” – The Horror Section
“The kill sequences are some of the most unique, sexualized and sadistic ever put on screen… Red Nights is an intriguing journey into the exotic Far East not yet seen.” – Toronto Film Scene