The Ancestral
2022 1h 41m movie Film

The Ancestral

Bóng Ðè

“The hour is coming”

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.

  1. Kira & El Gen
    #1

    Kira & El Gen

    ★ 8.5 · 2022

  2. Four Daughters
    #2

    Four Daughters

    ★ 7.9 · 2023

  3. Under the Fig Trees
    #3

    Under the Fig Trees

    ★ 7.8 · 2022

  4. Leila's Brothers
    #4

    Leila's Brothers

    ★ 7.7 · 2022

  5. Farha
    #5

    Farha

    ★ 7.6 · 2022

  6. The Red Suitcase
    #6

    The Red Suitcase

    ★ 7.6 · 2022

  7. Finding Ola
    #7

    Finding Ola

    ★ 7.6 · 2022

  8. Newton's Cradle
    #8

    Newton's Cradle

    ★ 7.6 · 2021

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.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
54
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

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