DARK WATER (Honogurai mizu no soko kara)

Water dripping from the ceiling, strange knocking noises, objects vanishing from the flat – every tenant’s worst nightmare becomes a reality for a single mother and her daughter. The source of all this evil, however, is a supernatural … Following his global success with RINGU, Hideo Nakata opts for minimalism rather than special effects. Based on a short story by the ‘Japanese Stephen King’, Kōji Suzuki, he essentially directs a classic horror film that gradually builds its sinister atmosphere: the confined spaces, the constant sound of water and the creeping sense of unease coalesce into an overall picture that sends shivers down your spine: quiet, but all the more haunting for it!
(Florian Widegger)