'Demon Hunters' Sets Oct. 29 Dutch Cinemas Release via LAX

"Demon Hunters," the India-Taiwan action-comedy directed by Mei-Juin Chen, will open across Dutch cinemas on Oct. 29 through LAX Entertainment, the distributor confirmed on the sidelines of the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Contents & Film Market.

LAX chief Soeniel Sewnarain has lined up the release with Pathé and Kinepolis, two of the Netherlands' largest cinema chains. Sewnarain framed the appeal in commercial terms: "What attracted us to 'Demon Hunters' is that it is genuinely different. It brings together India and Taiwan in a way that is energetic, entertaining and accessible to an international audience."

What does the film bring to Dutch screens?

Chen directed the feature as an action-comedy with a supernatural streak, building the story around the collision of two cultures. The cast combines Arjan Bajwa, JC Lin, Regina Lei, Jack Kao, Harry Chang and Jayanta Meetei.

The production blends action set pieces with comedic beats and supernatural plot elements, drawing on both Indian and Taiwanese traditions. Chen stages the cultural collision as the engine of both the humor and the genre beats.

Who produced it?

Cindy Shyu of Taiwan's Light House Productions produced the independent feature, securing support from the Taiwanese government for the shoot. Gayathiri Guliani, founder of India's Kleos Entertainment Group, joined as co-producer, bringing Indian distribution expertise into the project.

Shyu cast the Dutch release as a return to cinemas for a film that has until now circulated through streaming platforms and digital storefronts abroad: "The Netherlands release is an important milestone for us because it brings 'Demon Hunters' back to the big screen in a new international market. From Taiwan to India, the U.S. and now the Netherlands, the film has continued to find audiences across cultures. That is ultimately what we hoped for when we began this India-Taiwan collaboration – to create a film that could travel."

Guliani described the film as deliberately transnational, pointing to its journey through Taiwan, India, the U.S. and the Netherlands as evidence that "stories rooted in one culture can find resonance in another when they are driven by universal entertainment values."

What is the film's distribution history?

The film first played theatrically in Taiwan through Vie Show Cinemas. Indian audiences then reached it via JioHotstar and Prime Video, and a U.S. rollout followed on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube and other digital services.

That routing — Taiwan theatres, Indian streaming, U.S. digital, Dutch theatres — maps an unusual release pattern that alternates between premium cinema access and on-demand windows. The film arrived in Taiwan first, then crossed to India through one of the country's largest streaming platforms, expanded to the U.S. through major digital storefronts, and returns to the cinema screen with the Dutch launch.

What comes next?

The Dutch release extends a run that began in Taiwan and continued on streaming and digital platforms in India and the U.S. Sewnarain has not disclosed box-office expectations, screen counts or premiere cities, leaving the Oct. 29 opening as an open commercial test for LAX Entertainment.

Whether the Netherlands marks a final stop or the first of further European theatrical dates remains undecided. What the partners have stated is that the film is now poised for a return to the big screen in a new market, with the Busan announcement framing the launch as a deliberate return to theatrical exhibition for an independent title that has spent most of its life in on-demand windows.