The Maid (2005)

Director:

Kelvin Tong

Writer:

Kelvin Tong (writer)

Release Date:

18 August 2005 (Malaysia)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

"Every year, for thirty days during the lunar seventh month, the Chinese believe that the gates of hell are thrown open...

Plot Keywords:

Singapore | Chinese Opera | Superstition | Ghost Story | Hanging

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Alessandra de Rossi	...	Rosa Dimaano
Huifang Hong	...	Mrs. Teo
Benny Soh	...	Ah Soon
Zhenwei Guan	...	Wati
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohd Haizad Bin Imram	...	Mailman
Griffin Chan	...	Accident Boy
Shucheng Chen	...	Mr. Teo
Airick Chia	...	Cyclist
Celine Chia	...	Ghost on the Ground
Tan Ooh Chye	...	Mahjong Player
Christina Goh	...	Girl on bridge
Cecilia Heng	...	Maid Agency Boss
Li Rong Heng	...	Little Girl
Chua Swee Huang	...	Mahjong Player
Nur Awal'liyah Ja'afar	...	Ester Santos
Lim Hui Kee	...	Mahjong Player
Ng Yong Kiang	...	Mahjong Player
Zen Law	...	Mailbox Ghost
Tay Chun Lian	...	Mahjong Player
Doreen Lim	...	Mother of Accident Boy
Sunny Pang	...	Young Hearse Driver
Tian Chong Poh	...	Kopitism Assistant
Emmanuel Kevin Suraiskumar	...	Bayani Dimaano
Johnson Teng	...	Father of Accident Boy
Stella Tham	...	Maig Agency Office Girl
Sarah Tng	...	Chinese Maid
Chun Keng Wah	...	Elder Hearse Driver
Gan Kim Yan	...	Bus Stop Old Lady
Tan Hong Zhi	...	Boy on bridge

Runtime:

93 min | Philippines:89 min (cut)

Country:

Singapore

Language:

English | Teochew | Filipino | Tagalog

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/16 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Singapore

Company:

Dream Movie Entertainment Ltd.

Trivia:

According to English language promotional material, this 2005 production was the first horror film produced in Singapore.

Spooky doings in Singapore

A Filipino girl is sent to work in the dilapidated home of a Singapore couple, the husband an oddball, chain-smoking artist and the wife a shrewish dressmaker. They have a grown son who is slow-witted, and who the maid Rosa befriends. She has arrived for work at a point in the year when vindictive ghosts are on the prowl, according to the local lore. Soon enough, she is being confronted by them. She also discovers evidence of a previous maid who appears to be missing under questionable circumstances. We get plenty of creaking doors, scary faces and fleeting shadows in the best Asian horror film tradition. There's even a scorpion or two thrown in for good measure. This is definitely not your typical American ghost movie, although strident sound effects and repetitive scary faces may wear a bit thin on American viewers after awhile. Give it a try.