Title: Evil Charm
Movie Title: Good Will Evil
Year: 2008
Country: China
Category: Horror
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: Chinese/English
Runtime: 01:44:06
Director: Lin Yufen
Starring: Dai Li Ren, Guan Ying, Chen Yi Rong, Chen Wen Zheng, Ji Xin Ling, Lu Yi Jing
Introduction:
Zeng Wen Zheng, a city councilor, is a rising star in the political arena. However, after many years of marriage, his wife, Yi Xi, has always refused to have children, without giving any reason. She often wakes up from nightmares in the middle of the night. Later on, as Wen Zheng gets busier with work, the estrangement between the couple deepens and they drift further apart.
Wen Zheng believes that a happy family image will help him advance his political career. Therefore, he convinces Yi Xi to adopt a child, and they end up adopting a girl named Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian is precocious but quiet, always hugging her doll and looking out of the window, making her hard to approach.
From the first day they bring Xiao Tian home from the orphanage, strange things start happening. All the Barbie dolls in Xiao Tian's room are dismembered overnight. Yi Xi, frightened and emotionally unstable, shakes Xiao Tian until Wen Zheng rushes in to stop her. Afterwards, Xiao Tian tells the doll, "Don't cause trouble anymore!" and then hangs it on the windowsill like an execution.
Afterwards, strange things begin to happen frequently at home, such as cabinets and drawers opening automatically. The maid, Maria, is so scared that she submerges herself in water full of red yarns. Later, Xiao Tian is bullied at school, which triggers a terrible violent incident.
Xiao Tian's strange behavior catches the attention of her teacher, Li Xin. With the help of Mother Liao, a medium, Li Xin visits Yi Xi and discovers the mysterious fire that left Xiao Tian as an orphan and uncovers the cruel truth behind it. What is the connection between the series of strange events and Xiao Tian's brother who died in a fire? What are the nightmares that have been haunting Yi Xi?