Some films stay with you, and some follow you out of the theatre and into your sinuses. Premiering this May, Le Musk arrives with the quiet confidence of a project that knows it’s first-of-its-kind. Billed as the world’s first fully integrated multi-sensory virtual reality cinematic experience, it combines scent, motion, music, and haptics into a 37-minute narrative that’s equal parts sensory experiment and emotional excavation.
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Directed and scored by A.R. Rahman, the composer behind Slumdog Millionaire, whose score earned him two Oscars and a permanent place in cinematic history, the film stars French actress Nora Arnezeder as Juliet Merdinian, a woman on a mission of grief and revenge.
Juliet’s story begins in grief, but memory has its own agenda. Her parents were murdered, and the only things she remembers from that night are sounds in the darkness and the distinct scents of the four men responsible.
What follows is a search for closure told not through flashbacks or exposition, but through fragrance, vibration, and movement like a thriller trapped inside a dream journal and emerging with a signature scent.
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Shot with advanced stereoscopic cameras and built atop a motion platform engineered to simulate movement without the usual nausea spiral, Le Musk uses scent-releasing devices and haptic feedback to build a cinematic world that presses in from all directions. You don’t just watch the film, you sit inside it. You turn your head. You track the sound. You flinch when the air changes. It is, in the most literal sense, immersive.
Presented by HD Entertainment Pte Ltd, Le Musk is a test run for what happens when cinematic storytelling drops the screen entirely and lets narrative live across the body, instead of just behind the eyes.
Le Musk premieres on Sunday, 11 May 2025, from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm at Golden Village Suntec. The film will run as an exclusive pop-up showcase for three months, with only 50 seats available per day. For more info, click here.