Chau Ting, a writer known for her work on Ebola Syndrome (1996), brings a unique perspective to the realm of exploitation cinema. Her writing delves into the grotesque and absurd, crafting narratives that resonate within the cult film community. With a focus on the outrageous and the bizarre, she contributes to the film's unsettling atmosphere, reflecting the provocative nature of 1990s Hong Kong cinema. Ting's work exemplifies the intersection of horror and dark humor, making her a notable figure in the landscape of cult filmmaking.
Ebola Syndrome
Ah Kai is a wanted convict from Hong Kong who escapes to South Africa after killing his former boss and his boss's wife. In South Africa, he works at a Chinese restaurant and one day travels with his boss to a South African tribe that is infected with the Ebola virus. Kai sees a dying infected tribe member and rapes and kills her, contracting the virus. Kai, however, is immune to the infection. He becomes a living carrier, spreading the disease to others through body fluids. He ends up killing his new boss and his boss's wife, but not before spreading the virus to them. He then cuts up their corpses and serves them as hamburgers in the restaurant, effectively spreading the virus all over South Africa. He then further spreads the virus when he flees back to Hong Kong, to all the people he has contact with.
