They Wait

Sep 6, 2007

1h 29m

★ 5.3

Bad things happen to those who wait.

Overview

Jason and his wife, Sarah, leave their adopted home of Shanghai and travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, for his uncle's funeral, staying with his Aunt Mei. Already disoriented, Jason and Sarah are unnerved when their son, Sam, begins seeing ghosts and violent deaths. After Sam is hospitalized, Sarah consults with a pharmacist who's well-informed about Chinese mythology and who tells her that supernatural forces threaten her son.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

TVA Films

Brightlight Pictures

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Cast

Sarah

Jaime King

Jason

Terry Chen

Aunt Mei

Cheng Pei-Pei

Pharmacist

Henry O

O'Connell

Michael Biehn

Funeral Director

Stephen Chang

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