''Possessed'' is a 2006 Malaysian

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starring Amber Chia and

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, and is the second feature film by director Bjarne Wong.

Plot summary

Amber (Malay name Nurlin) and Lisu are two sisters from China, who have come to Malaysia to further their modelling and singing careers. One day Lisu goes missing, while Amber falls into a coma and is taken back to China for treatment. She awakens five months later with no memory of her past, and returns to Malaysia with her boyfriend, Dino. Amber decides to resume her modelling career and search for Lisu, but finds herself being harassed by an obsessive male fan and haunted by visions of her sister.

Cast

* Amber Chia as Amber *

as Lisu * Alan Yun as Dino, Amber's boyfriend and manager * Steve Yap as William, Lisu's boyfriend who also had an affair with Amber *

Sharifah Amani Sharifah Amani binti Syed Zainal Rashid Al-Yahya (born 10 June 1986), better known by her stage name Sharifah Amani, is a Malaysian actress. She is the best known for her role as Orked in Yasmin Ahmad's 'Orked' trilogy (''Sepet, Gubra'' and ...

as Fara, Lisu's assistant and close friend * Liu Yan Yan as Belle, Dino's personal assistant who is jealous of Amber * Smyth Wong as Cisse * Manolet as the obsessive fan

Production

''Possessed'' was a joint venture between Malaysia's Hock Star Entertainment and China's Beijing 3 Bros Film & Media Company, and the second feature film by director Bjarne Wong. Speaking at a press conference prior to the start of filming, Wong expressed his desire to "make a movie that is aesthetically beautiful, using the cast and especially the backdrop to show audience the beauty and wonders of Malaysia."Li Ee Kee
"Bewitching film"
''The Star Online'', 8 August 2006. Retrieved on 18 April 2007. Filmed on a budget of RM1.5 million, ''Possessed'' was shot over a period of 20 days, mostly in the director's home city of

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. Wong enlisted the help of his mentor,

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filmmaker

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, in an advisory role, and praised the cast for their hard work and enthusiasm for the film. Harisu, whose lines were spoken in her native

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and later dubbed, also sang the films theme song."The singer"
''The Star Online'', 24 November 2006. Retrieved on 18 April 2007.

References

* Peter Yap
"Possessed by horror"
''Sun2Surf'', 14 July 2006. Retrieved on 18 April 2007. * Lim Chang Moh
"''Possessed'' Right On Track for November Release"
''Cinema Online'', 15 September 2006. Retrieved on 18 April 2007.

External links

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Review
at the Sarawak Film Society * {{IMDb title, 1676989, Possessed 2006 horror films 2006 films Cantonese-language Malaysian films 2000s ghost films Malaysian supernatural horror films Films directed by Bjarne Wong Transgender-related films Malaysian ghost films 2000s Cantonese-language films