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Ebola Syndrome

Original title: Yi boh lai beng duk
  • 1996
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
5.3K
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Ebola Syndrome (1996)
Body HorrorComedyCrimeHorror

A Chinese restaurant worker wanted for murder in Hong Kong contracts Ebola in South Africa, becomes immune to it, and unknowingly spreads the virus there, then comes back to Hong Kong and co... Read allA Chinese restaurant worker wanted for murder in Hong Kong contracts Ebola in South Africa, becomes immune to it, and unknowingly spreads the virus there, then comes back to Hong Kong and continues to infect people with it.A Chinese restaurant worker wanted for murder in Hong Kong contracts Ebola in South Africa, becomes immune to it, and unknowingly spreads the virus there, then comes back to Hong Kong and continues to infect people with it.

  • Director
    • Herman Yau
  • Writer
    • Ting Chau
  • Stars
    • Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    • Yeung-Ming Wan
    • Shing Fui-On
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    6.5/10
    5.3K
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    • Director
      • Herman Yau
    • Writer
      • Ting Chau
    • Stars
      • Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
      • Yeung-Ming Wan
      • Shing Fui-On
    • 59User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
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    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
    • Kai San
    Yeung-Ming Wan
    Yeung-Ming Wan
    • Sergeant Yeung
    Shing Fui-On
    Shing Fui-On
    • Boss Kwan
    • (as Fui-On Shing)
    Tsui-Ling Wong
    • Lily Chow
    • (as Siu-Ling Wong)
    Miu-Ying Chan
    Miu-Ying Chan
    • Har
    Meng Lo
    Meng Lo
    • Kei
    Lu Cheung
    • Kei's Wife
    Cheung-Lung Kai
    Cheung-Lung Kai
    Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan
    • Ma
    • (as Peter Ngor)
    Shui-Ting Ng
    • Lily's Boyfriend
    Sin-Yi Yip
    • Prostitute
    Bobby Yip
    Bobby Yip
    • Short Ugly Triad
    Lorraine Ho
    Chi-Ming Leung
    Michael Tam
    Edward Corbett
    Lori Shannon
    • Prostitute
    Wai-Keung Tam
    • Director
      • Herman Yau
    • Writer
      • Ting Chau
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    sirarthurstreebgreebling II

    Dont Eat the "African" Burgers!

    What can I say about this wonderfully demented Category III classic, it goes beyond the boundaries of most Cat III films (which involve usually uninspired sex and violence) and goes for the jugular without flinching once.

    Anthony Wong plays our demented anti-hero, even thou our introduction to him is himself getting a blow job off his boss's prostitute wife, while the kid waits outside. The boss returns and is unimpressed to say the least and after beating up our hero has the tables turned on him and is killed along with his wife and lackey.

    10 years on and were in South Africa, our hero works in a filthy restaurant, gets bullied all day and resents everything living. Soon enough he is back to his own ways and after raping a unconscious woman, who spews a frothy broth of Ebola into his face he becomes infected with this nasty little disease, and the story has not even got up to speed yet.

    A darkly comic tale that does not mind pushing the barriers of what is deemed acceptable, I loved it. Every home should have a corner for Ebola.
    8ElijahCSkuggs

    Ebola Crapola?

    Nope! What a crazy flick!

    Anthony Wong (Untold Story, Infernal Affairs) is back again as a crazy, sick son of a bitch. He plays Kai, an ugly, dirty, rapist/murderer....he's good at that role. Kai is the workhorse for a restaurant he works at. The boss and bosses wife treat him pretty poorly, he stands for it long enough and eventually does what he does best. Along the way he ends up getting infected by the Ebola Syndrome. A disease which makes infected people shake uncontrollably, and eventually makes their organs turn to mush. One in 10 million people that become infected are able to just be a carrier and not die from it. What happens when you have a murder/rapist who carries the Ebola virus around?

    This movie is definitely not for everyone, but HOLY JEEZ, if you like CAT III flicks, or gross/weird/violent movies, there is really little reason for you to dislike this film. For fans of extreme cinema this is really a must see. And if you don't like it.....bully for you!
    8RossLikesMovies

    Gross but not that disturbing.

    I've always loved movies with Anthony Wong in them. Especially his cat 3 epics. Such as this obviously and the excellent untold story. In this Wong plays a lowly restaurant worker named Kai. Who's practically a slave. He gets all the lousy jobs. Wong like to have sex with his bosses wives though. This obviously doesn't go down very well when they find out so he moves job. In one instance when Kai is discovered practically raping the bosses wife, boss man is angry. He threatens to castrate Kai, things get out of hand and Kai ends up slaughtering his boss and his wife. Though not his daughter. Next we meet Kai 10 yeras later. Cutting up REAL frogs in grotesque detail. He is still the same low life restaurant worker, but he's moved. Anyway long story short Kai catches the ebola syndrome and becomes a carrier. I'm sure you can imagine what follows so I won't ruin it for you here. I'll just say that their are some scenes of extreme gore, although it never really feels disturbing as the scenes leading up to these events are always comedic. This is a fun film and definitely more of a gross out comedy than straight up horror. Whatever it is its great
    7stepflan

    Wow! Now that's something you don't see every day.

    When I bought this movie I didn't really have any expectations at all. I bought it online for a cheap price because a friend of mine recommended it. Wow, I'm sure glad I listened to him. Ebola Syndrome is really a lot of fun. It is packed with over-the-top violent scenes, but still has a lot of comedy and dark humor in it. This is a balances mix which makes the movie work. It does contain very graphic violence and even rape. So if you have a weak stomach I would advice you to avoid it. But what makes this movie really filthy and ugly is the main character of the story, Kai San. He really steals the show. Everything he does and says is both disturbing and funny in the same time. I won't go in to detail of the things that he does. But let's just say he's a really sick pervert with extreme needs.

    It's hard to explain the tone of the movie. Because some scenes remind me of a horror movie, some reminds me of a comedy, and other scenes goes more into the thriller category. But still you can never really take everything too serious.
    8shizou666

    This IS Horror!!

    This is the type of horror film the world seems to be seeing less and less of nowadays. Pure Evil, Pure Gore, Unrelentless in its delivery and damn entertaining all the way through.

    A geeza catches ebola, he's immune to the effects and is just a carrier, he spreads it all over the place. thats is the basic outline of the plot. You need know no more to get the jist of it all.

    This is a classy film all the way through, i love everything about it. The deaths are brutal and realistic looking. Its predictable as hell, but not even this can stop it from being a top film.

    As a horror, this is almost as good as it can get. 10/10

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    • Trivia
      During the DVD commentary, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong made it clear that it was not him killing the frog in the first kitchen scene. He said that not only does it take a special skill to prepare a frog like that, but he also found it to be cruel.
    • Quotes

      Yeung: [addressing to Kai, who has a child hostage] Your virus has killed lots of people. Let the child go.

      Kai San: How dare you blame me for it? l didn't invent the Ebola virus. God created Ebola, not me. And his virus will kill all you bastards.

    • Alternate versions
      Approximately two minutes were cut from original theatrical showings; the cut material had been presumed lost until November 2021, when Vinegar Syndrome released a fully uncut 4K restoration of the film, sourced from the original camera negative.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Horrible Reviews: The Untold Story (1993)/Ebola Syndrome (1996) - Video review (2014)

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 1996 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ebola Sendromu
    • Filming locations
      • Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Golden Harvest Entertainment
      • Golden Movies International
      • Jing's Production
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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