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Set in a remote mountain village, the story draws inspiration from the legend of the ‘Phí Phông’ – a terrifying supernatural entity said to live among humans by day while secretly feeding on the blood and life force of its victims at night.—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026 The visual, thematic constant, though, is water as a haven and a poetic life force that feeds renewal.—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Hadi’s exceptional attention gives cinematic identity to collective artisanal energy, to the life force of care and devotion that stands outside the agonies of politics, to the spirit that endures a regime and outlives it.—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026 Priestesses once kept a sacred flame burning there day and night, believed to represent the life force of the city.—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for life force