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'The Curse of Willow Song' is a Canadian horror thriller film, directed by Karen Lam and released in 2020.[Dana Gee, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movies/genre-loving-director-is-back-with-some-good-creepy-fare-for-this-years-viff "Genre-loving director is back with some good, creepy fare for this year's VIFF"]. 'Vancouver Sun', September 25, 2020.] The film stars Valerie Tian as Willow Song, a young woman in Vancouver who has recently been released from prison, blending both social realism and supernatural horror as Willow grapples with choices about her life.[
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Its cast also includes Simon Chin, Elfina Luk and Ingrid Nilson.[
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Lam has described the film as inspired by Japanese horror films, in particular the early experimental film 'Pages of Madness'.[
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The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best British Columbia Film.[Craig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/movies/viff-2020-vancouvers-karen-lam-and-capilano-university-grad-jessie-anthony-win-bc-film-awards "VIFF 2020: Vancouver's Karen Lam and Capilano University grad Jessie Anthony win B.C. film awards"]. 'The Georgia Straight', September 27, 2020.]
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