Robert Marsden

Secluded from view by nine-meter-high walls and composed of 980 buildings, the Forbidden City in Beijing is the largest imperial palace ever built in the world. Three majestic structures form its center and host the city's ceremonies, each of which is considered an architectural masterpiece. In 1406, construction of the Forbidden City was launched at the initiative of one of China's most powerful sovereigns and founder of the Ming dynasty: Yongle. Endowed with divine power, the construction has already resisted more than 200 earthquakes.

While on the road to move into his friend's new place, Elijah, a struggling actor, finds himself lost in an unfamiliar town. While passing through the neighborhood his car inconveniently breaks down in front of the house of a retired mechanic and seemingly good samaritan who, as it also happens to be , is a serial killer! Elijah is offered a place to stay for a few nights as the retired mechanic, Malum, fixes the young man’s car. While Elijah stays in the home of a mass murderer, the true deranged and blood lusting nature of the “hospitable” old man slowly becomes clearer as Malum plans for his next victim.