Movie Info
Genre
HorrorRelease Date
November 29, 2007 (Singapore)Studio
Ghost House PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Peter BurgerProducer
Robin Scholes, Daniel Yun, James Dean, Paul Davis, Julie ChristieScreenwriter
Matthew Grainger, Jonathan KingStarring
- Jason Behr as Jake Sawyer
- Mia Blake
- David Fane
- Robbie Magasiva
- Caroline Cheong
- Michael Hurst
- Nathaniel Lees
Movie Story
American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer (Jason Behr) explores and exploits ethnic designs from around the world. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he glimpses the exotic world of traditional Samoan tatau in the work of the fiercely proud Alipati (Robbie Magasiva). Fatefully, Jake is attracted to Alipati's beautiful cousin, Sina (Mia Blake).
When Jake impulsively steals an ancient Samoan tattooing tool, heunwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit. Suddenly, his art takes on a frightening new dimension, exposing everyone he touches, including the feisty Singaporean Victoria (Caroline Cheong), to mortal peril.
Sensing the solution can only lie with the Samoans, Jake follows them to Auckland, where he runs into an old adversary, tattoo artist Crash (Michael Hurst) and a new one, the respected Samoan elder Aleki Va'a (David Fane).
His investigation takes him on a devastating journey into the dark heart of Pacific mysticism. There, Jake must recover his own soul if he is to save the woman he loves and escape with his life.
"The Tattooist" is a supernatural thriller, made by Singaporean and New Zealand co-production partners. The story centres on Samoan spiritual beliefs, in which the barrier between our world and the spirit world is very thin, leading events in one to have serious and chilling repercussions in the other.
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Reader's Reviews
I'm now really determined to get a tattoo. If ever Jason Behr's a real tattooist, I'll let him draw all over me. Love the movie and this guy! He rocks... \m/,
posted by PorceLianDoLL9 on Jul 04, 2008i loved the movie.....i watched it over and over again. the main character is gorgeous.....very easy on the eyes....nice bod.....beautiful....speaking of which....the tattoos were also nice....i don't have any, maybe....but really nice...especially the one on the girls back at the end of the movie.
posted by gypsielyde on Jul 18, 2008
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posted by Ybljrnhq on Jul 15, 2009A very good film. Love it. Go see if you have not.....
posted by Mandip on Sep 14, 2009