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At first glance, the trailer to new horror sensation The Ritual: Black Nun looks like a western-produced feature film. As the story reveals itself to the viewers, it becomes clearer that this is a Khmer film, with a strong Cambodian identity and close links to the Kingdom’s unique culture and identity.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): At first glance, the trailer to new horror sensation The Ritual: Black Nun looks like a western-produced feature film. As the story reveals itself to the viewers, it becomes clearer that this is a Khmer film, with a strong Cambodian identity and close links to the kingdom’s unique culture and identity.
Bearing a delicate bunch of white lotus flowers and incense sticks, a middle-aged woman walks towards a gathered congregation. The crowd is hushed, burning incense before a glossy black statue of a deity, Preah Ang Dorngkeu.