A brain-affecting pandemic swallows a country into chaos in this horror-thriller from Taiwan.
After a year fighting a pandemic with relatively...
A brain-affecting pandemic swallows a country into chaos in this horror-thriller from Taiwan.
After a year fighting a pandemic with relatively benign symptoms, a frustrated nation finally lets its guard down. This is when the virus spontaneously mutates, giving rise to a mind-altering plague. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things imaginable—murder, torture, rape and mutilation are only the beginning. A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to reunite amid the chaos. The age of civility and order is no more. There is only "The Sadness".
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This ultra-ULTRA-violent Taiwanese flick is a fantastic addition to the crazed maniacs horror subgenre. It’s not very original plot-wise, but is original where it matters: with its glorious amounts of gore.
89 %46 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
67 %314 reviewsAudience score rating
"The film is transgressive in its violence without being inexcusably vile..."
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Paste
Paste"The Sadness lacks momentum (and) it begins to feel like a series of episodic gross-outs more than anything with rising action or honest tension."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"The Sadness is wildly entertaining from beginning to end with a wonderful rhythm and pace, and some truly inventive carnage..."
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Newshub
Newshub"Rob Jabbaz’s brutal, breathless Taiwanese horror splatter fest The Sadness is decidedly not for the faint-hearted."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"It’s a vicious anthem that keeps you in its grip, forces you to stare into the abyss, and dares you to look away."
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Bloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting"This is horror that hits you in the gut while testing both your limitations and your gag reflex."
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Film School Rejects
Film School Rejects"Jabbaz brings extreme terror with a surprisingly insightful topical twist..."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"As a commentary on the current pandemic, it’s a little too debauched to really function as satire."
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National Post
National PostThe Sadness | Details
- Runtime
- 99
- Genre
- Horror, Thriller
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
