A Chinese student studying at a New Zealand posh University struggling with a facial birthmark immerses herself into her late Fathers research to make herself more socially "acceptable" with the "in crowd". This movie came to my attention on tube channel and I love a "body horror" flick, who can forget the madness of "The Substance" a few years ago, but go back 30 years and give the bat shit bonkers Brian Yuzna film "Society" a look, one you won't forget, so how does this new kid on the block pan out?
Oh boy it does, a real twisted tale, a socially awkward student Wei (Joyena Sun) makes the big move from her home in China to a top University in New Zealand, but due to her very Chinese working background and a birth mark on her face, which she obviously conscious of and ashamed of, finds it hard to blend in. Her Father was a science / medical research genius and she soon finds away to "repair" her scar. The descent into almost obsessive madness to keep up her appearance drives Wei into a dark, dark place, slowly she turns to almost insane reasoning, and murder, to keep up this ruse. Quality horror available on the excellent 'Shudder' channel
4/5
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