"These films are deeply, profoundly creepy. I imagine Three... Extremes will attract some customers who thought they wanted to see a horror movie but find they're getting more than they bargained for."- Roger Ebert
Exploring the outer limits of the macabre, Three Extremes is a bracing triptych of horror stories uniting three of East Asia's most compelling directors - Japanese cult figure Takashi Miike (upcoming Masters of Horror, Audition), Hong Kong's Fruit Chan (Hollywood Hong Kong, Durian Durian), and Korea's award-winning Park Chan-Wook (Old Boy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance).
Box:
A novelist, guilt-ridden over the childhood death of her twin sister, receives a mysterious invitation to meet at the site of her sister's demise.
Dumplings:
A retired actress longing to retain her beauty seeks the rejuvenating effects of a doctor's 'special' dumplings, only to discover they contain one horrifying ingredient.
Cut:
A film director is abducted by a vengeful stranger and forced to make an impossible choice that will change his life forever.