Tenement

Tenement

Directed by Inrasothythep Neth, Sokyou Chea

Produced by Kongchak Pictures

202488 min5.7 / 10

A haunting folk-horror meditation on inherited trauma and historical violence, where a woman becomes a vessel for the unquiet ghosts of Cambodia's past.

Following her mother’s death, manga artist Soriya travels to her ancestral home in Phnom Penh, with hopes of reconnecting with her distant family and using the visit as inspiration for her work. All goes well initially. Renting an apartment in Metta, a rundown Khmer Rouge-era housing complex, her visit to her maternal relatives finds her welcomed with open arms. But Soriya’s waking hours in the apartment and its surroundings are punctuated by terrifying, bloody visions, almost as though she were a conduit for horrors of the past wanting to seep into the present.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tenement scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Is Tenement sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Tenement violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Tenement end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Tenement easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tenement

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tenement

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tenement, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tenement, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tenement, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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