Nieng Arp

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Nieng Arp
Directed by Kam Chanty
Produced by Kam Chanty
Written by Kam Chanty
Starring Dan Monika
Sovan Makar
Distributed by FCI production Cambodia
Release date(s) August 24, 2004
Running time 120 min.
Country Cambodia
Language Khmer
Budget 9000 $

Nieng Arp or Lady Vampire is a 2004 Cambodian horror film.

[edit] Plot

It is about a young woman who was raped by a group of gangsters, with her boyfriend being killed by them, too. She later was possessed by an old witch, and was turned into a krasue, which is a vampiric head with intestines trailing behind it. After becoming a krasue, she gained an urge to kill the gang that raped her, as revenge. Later on, a group of students come to her house for a few days, and find out what she truly is.

[edit] Box office

This film is a first Khmer horror film success, grossing $1,000,000 dollar in 6 cinemas for almost 3 months. In its opening week, millions of audience went to see it. The cinemas were often sold out of tickets due to this.

[edit] Special effects

For the special effects in this film, they used a doll's head with pig intestines shoved in it to make the Krasue's head. It didn't make look real Krasue in the film but the sound effect is a part to make everyone screames helped when they see the krasue in many scene.