KOMA

Lost Innocence … Desperate Measures

A Jaw-Clenching Joyride Through the Darkest Regions of the Human Psyche

From the Director of the Cult Hit Inner Senses, Named ‘Outstanding New Director,’ 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards

“Koma crawls under the skin and stays there.”
– Variety

From the director of the cult hit Inner Senses, Lo Chi-leung – named “Outstanding New Director,” 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards – comes Koma, the intricately woven, jaw-clenching urban legend thriller available on DVD, March 8th on Tartan Video’s Asia Extreme label.

During a wedding reception, a young woman (The Eye's Angelica Lee) discovers the most recent victim of the kidney thief terrorizing Hong Kong. She suspects a mysterious woman (Karena Lam) who holds a bitter grudge against her and her boyfriend, with whom she shares a secret past. Almost unavoidably, these two women, polar opposites of one another, begin an uneasy friendship as their fates become irrevocably intertwined.

Cantonese, with English and Spanish subtitles, Koma is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS. Special DVD features include commentary with director; music video; original theatrical trailer; and previews of Tartan Asia Extreme new releases.

All releases on the Asia Extreme label are supported by broad-based and multi-faceted consumer advertising campaigns; a comprehensive online viral marketing campaign; and a public relations push to English-, Spanish- and Asian-language media.

Tartan Video’s Asia Extreme is a premiere collection of stylish international cinema from the proven Asian horror genre which shocks, scares and astonishes in equal measure. In the U.K., Tartan has sold over $50 million of Asian product, which would equate to $500 million in the U.S., making it Britain’s leading independent film genre.

U.K.-based Tartan Films, formed in 1982, is one of Britain’s most respected distributors of films, both theatrically and on home video. Tartan U.S.A., headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., was launched in October 2004 with an eclectic slate of films from established auteurs and up-and-coming filmmakers. Look for a cutting-edge slate of innovative, acclaimed and award-winning feature films to be released theatrically by Tartan Films and to the home entertainment market by Tartan Video. From American independents’ fare to major film festival winners to the best of international cinema, they are films from around the world that entertain, provoke and inspire … and are sometimes controversial. Tartan Video is distributed exclusively by TLA Releasing.

Koma
Tartan Video
Psychological Thriller/Foreign
Rating: R (Special Features Not Rated)
Language: Cantonese With English and Spanish Subtitles
Format: DVD Only
Running Time: Approx. 88 Minutes (Plus Special Features)