盜 (2013) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2013, 盜 is a thriller and fantastique film directed by Michael Ng San Ming, running about 23 minutes.

What it’s about. Every time he looks in the mirror, he sees a different person altogether. He’s a man of a million faces except he’s not an actor, but a social pariah who, out of the anguish of an unrequited crush, has entered a pact with the Devil, assuming the identities of other strangers and living the lives of others with just a strange remnant of memory of past incarnations left. Sounds ideal – but what’s the catch? You don’t get to decide what happens, when it happens in life and your soul is condemned to eternal perdition until the next victim is found. Perhaps it’s a small price to pay for surviving in a city driven by greed, where people are seized by an insatiable craving for something – anything – more and better from the cradle to the grave. Contentment is, after all, a myth.

Who’s in it. 盜 stars Ben Cheung as Main Actor, Queeny Chan as Main Actress, Leslie Ho as Magician and Angel Koo Tsui-Ying as Mother, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.0/10, 盜 has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 盜 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 盜 tend to enjoy The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.