Synopsis
Bóng Ðè
“The hour is coming”
After suffering a family tragedy, a widower named Thanh moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. Both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors. Their father seeks the help of a local psychologist, but chilling secrets and visions eventually prove that all is not what it seems in the old family house.
The 2021–2023 Other Asia Window
51 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Ancestral sits at position #32.
The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Ancestral premiered. 79 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #332 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Horror productions specifically: #3 of 11 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Vietnamese |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | March 24, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt14134154 |