The Faith of Anna Waters


The Faith of Anna Waters is a 2016 American-Singaporean horror film starring American actors Elizabeth Rice and Matthew Settle and directed by Kelvin Tong. Billed as Singapore's first Hollywood supernatural feature, the film tells the story of an American journalist who travels to Singapore to investigate the mysterious suicide of her sister, and delves into one of Tong's favourite horror subgenres: exorcism.
The film was released on 6 May 2016, in the USA under the title The Offering.

Plot

American journalist Jamie Waters travels to Singapore to investigate the mysterious suicide of her sister, Anna. However, her sister's death is only the beginning of a sinister demonic ancient plan.

Cast

Despite scathing reviews of his latest movie, The Faith Of Anna Waters, Kelvin Tong remains nonchalant. He told The New Paper: "I'm so used to being slammed, so negative reviews don't affect me any more."
Fangorias Michael Gingold: "It's never clear, plotwise, what is supposed to be on offer in THE OFFERING, though anyone with any familiarity with occult flicks will find they're being sold a very secondhand bill of goods."
The New York Times Andy Webster: "a muddled horror film, falls over itself incorporating as many genre elements as possible. The result is the cinematic equivalent of combining every paint color on a canvas: a murky mess."
The Hollywood Reporter's John DeFore: "Tong employs so many shock cuts and grating music cues viewers will likely find their curiosity fading quickly. What it all adds up to is either laughably baffling or just plain laughable, depending on how much attention one has paid."
Jersey John from "horrortalk.com": "Lackluster acting and too many plot points end up doing just the right amount of damage."

Distribution

The film has been bought for distribution in France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines. In Mexico the film is scheduled to have a theatrical release on July 8, 2016.