THE DAUGHTER

In a village shrouded in eerie magical realism, ghost children seek rebirth through possessed bodies to exact revenge… A chilling thriller that explores the bloody inter-generational trauma of women.

In a remote mountain village, the government’s pro-birth program drives families to have children in exchange for rewards.

Sixteen-year-old Gui is forced into pregnancy after her mother loses the ability to conceive. When she discovers a strange stone tower in the forest, nightmares and eerie changes consume her. She fears she is carrying the evil spirit from a local legend. Her mother, Yishui, insists these are just normal pregnancy symptoms, but Gui senses something sinister—an unsettling hunger in her mother’s eyes.

Gui battles the growing evil spirit inside her, as more and more pregnant women in the village begin to lose control. To avert disaster, all are forced to abort. Just as Gui believes she can escape the spirit’s grasp, she uncovers an extraordinary and intimate connection with it. Behind its vengeful longing for rebirth lies Yishui’s deepest pain and a terrifying, unsettling history.