Fans of extreme cinema and anyone who wants to explore their personal limits of what is tolerable can look forward to an absolute top hammer in their home cinema: The cult shocker “Ebola Syndrome” will soon be released in its entirety.
There are films that get under your skin with their story, others are unsettling with escalating carnage, and others are simply burned into your memory with disgustingly crazy ideas. And then there are exceptions like „Ebola Syndrome“: The legendary Hong Kong shocker combines practically everything that makes cinema difficult to digest.
The exploitation thriller by Herman Yau (“The Untold Story”) is considered one of the most ruthless films of the 90s and is really only something for the hardened of the hardened – at least that’s the opinion of the author of this article, who has rarely seen such nihilistic cinema . Sounds like a movie to you? Then there is good news for you: “Ebola Syndrome” will be released on Blu-ray for the first time in Germany on May 19, 2023 in the completely uncut version – befitting of course as a limited edition in the media book:
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Busch Media is donating “Ebola Syndrome” right away four media book editions limited to 1,000 copies each, which contain the film in the uncut version on Blu-ray. the four variants have the same content – all media books come with a 16-page booklet and serialization – and differ only in their visual appearance. Exceptional even for a genre board of this caliber: not only Cover C*, but also those that can be ordered immediately Cover A*, Cover B* and Cover D* all make it immediately clear what kind of film is behind it.
“Ebola Syndrome”: That’s why you should be warned…
In “Ebola Syndrome”, Herman Yau basically tells nothing more than the story of a super spreader – which is quite relevant in Corona times. However, the film draws its shock factor less from the parallels to the current global health situation, but rather from the countless atrocities that Yau stages so relentlessly and explicitly.
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No prisoners are taken here from the very first scene: After just a few minutes, the first act of blood ensued, including a tongue cut out and a girl doused with petrol. It doesn’t take long for more bodily fluids to follow in abundance – whether it’s spit, semen or even vomit. If you also have a problem with animals like chickens or frogs (real ones) being killed cruelly and almost casually in front of the camera, you should have your problems with “Ebola Syndrome”…
… and that even before (!) the film really picks up speed with the main character Kai (Anthony Wong) being infected with Ebola: Kai abuses an unconscious native in South Africa and, after the horrifying outcome of that rape, makes his way back to his homeland Hong Kong, where the horror takes its course. He carries the virus into the world, intentionally (!) passes it on to numerous people – and continues the bloodshed mercilessly.
“Ebola Syndrome”: Hongkong-Kino der “Category III”
“Category III” is the highest age rating of the Hong Kong Motion Picture Rating System and was introduced in 1988 to classify particularly hard and/or revealing films produced primarily in Hong Kong – which also caused a sensation in the rest of the world with their often uncompromising orgies of violence.
Those films also enjoy a kind of cult status in German-speaking countries. Among other things, they gained the attention of genre fans with the CAT III series from Austrian distributor ILLUSIONS UNLTD. Films, in which “Ebola Syndrome” was released on DVD a few years ago alongside “Men Behind The Sun” and “Meat Grinder”.
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