The Chrysalis

The Chrysalis is a 2013 Chinese horror film directed by Qiu Chuji.

Cast

Sandrine Pinna as Guan Wenxin
Ren Quan as Luo Jia
Lee Wei as Wu Guangming
Cui Jie as Dr. Dai
Wendy Gao as Wendy, Annie's elder sister
Christa Yan as Dai Anni/Anne
Zhan Chuheng as Chunshan
Sun Jun as Hui
Liu Shengyue as Sheng
Xiao Xi as Sheng's mother
Zhuang Wenyan as fourth aunt
Li Wenlong as Mao
Wu Jing as a real estate agent

Release

A novel of the film was written by director Qiu Chuji and writer Menga Lee was published in December 2012. The film was released in China on February 1, 2013.

Reception

Film Business Asia gave the film a six out of ten rating, referring to the film as "Intriguing but unfocused psycho-horror ranges from great to corny but remains watchable".