The Tattooist

"Evil in ink."

Apr 30 2007 R 1h 32m
Drama, Horror, Thriller

American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer wanders the world, exploring and exploiting ethnic themes in his tattoo designs. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he gets his first glimpse at the exotic world of traditional Samoan tattoo (tatau), and, in a thoughtless act, unwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit. In his devastating journey into Pacific mysticism, Jake must find a way to save his new love, Sina and recover his own soul.

Plot

American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer wanders the world, exploring and exploiting ethnic themes in his tattoo designs. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he gets his first glimpse at the exotic world of traditional Samoan tattoo (tatau), and, in a thoughtless act, unwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit. In his devastating journey into Pacific mysticism, Jake must find a way to save his new love, Sina and recover his own soul.

Written by

Matthew Grainger, Jonathan King

Directed by

Peter Burger

Production Countries

Singapore, New Zealand

Production Companies

Eyeworks Touchdown

Languages

Español, English

Awards

4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,303
Average Rating
5.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA