The movie is inspired by an incident in Gushan District, Kaohsiung in 2005. A family of six had claimed that they were possessed by various Chinese folk religion deities, and accused each other of being possessed by demons masquerading as deities. They burned each other with incense, hit each other with sticks and spirit tablets, and splashed faeces and urine on each other in an attempt to expel the demons. In the end, they singled out the eldest daughter and attacked her until she died of her injuries.[2][3] The five remaining members of her family were subsequently charged with the offense of "abandoning a helpless person resulting in the person's death".[4] The case was considered one of mass hysteria.[5].
Incantation Original title 咒 Directed by Kevin Ko Screenplay by Chang Che-wei Kevin Ko Produced by Push Yang Kevin Ko Chen Chun-lin Starring Tsai Hsuan-yen Huang Sin-ting Kao Ying-hsuan Sean Lin RQ Cinematography Chen Ko-chin Edited by Kevin Ko Music by Rockid Lee Release date March 18, 2022 Country Taiwan Languages Mandarin and Taiwanese Box office $5.7 million
