“Siaulian”, who is released from prison and trying to turn his life back to track, runs into his childhood friend Tang, now a police officer, in a gang fight. Siaulian is wanted by the gangs since he has been made the one responsible for the fight. Siaulian is forced to form his own gang in order to protect his family and seek revenge. Eventually, he is wanted by both the gangsters and the police. As for Tang, he is struggling to protect his dearest friend as he is actually the reason why Siaulian was sentenced to prison.
David
The film is set in a pre-Covid Taipei, where a group of disenchanted souls are lost in a parallel virtual world.
Han Shang
Feng, a corrupted police officer, ordered to retrieve the diamonds within 48hrs, arrives at a remote village, following the mobile signal of his partner Chiang who stole the diamonds from the gang. While Feng and his men try to find Chiang in the village, they encounter the locals who seem naive but suspicious, and a ghost full of stories. Remake of a renowned Korean film To Catch A Virgin Ghost (2004).
Chao
A Qing encounters the photographer Xiao Qi at the full moon banquet of the daughter of the big brother Ren Ge at the corner of the Beiguan. They fall in love with each other. But, sadly, they aren't able to stay together at the end.
Yin Wei
Androgynous Phoenix Du, the illicit daughter of a presidential candidate, kills the thug who breaks into her apartment to silence her. She comes before prosecutor Jade Liu, guilt-ridden from the suicide of her brother and her strict Catholic upbringing. Before demanding Phoenix’s three-and-a-half years sentence for manslaughter, Jade has a night of passion with her that redirects both their lives. Phoenix writes her hundreds of letters and begs her to wait for her release. In fear of her own desire, Jade marries Meng Ye, the genderless young man she saved from prison who reminds her of her brother…
Police
台湾南部のろう学校で実際に起きた、性的暴行・セクシャルハラスメント事件を題材に『無聲』を撮ったのは、本作が長編初監督作となるコー・チェンニエン。 事件について綿密な調査を行い、事実を一人でも多くの観客に伝えるため、映画化に踏み切った。 世間から多くの批判を受けかねない、深刻な社会問題を描くことに挑戦する監督を支えたのは、ユー・ベイファ、チュウ・ヨウニンの敏腕プロデューサー２人。 本国では、教育者や政治家をはじめ、多くの観客が事件の深刻さを問題視し、台北の週間興行収入1位を獲得。勢いはとどまることなく、台湾の金馬奨では、8部門ノミネート。チェン・イェンフェイの最優秀新人俳優賞など2部門を受賞した。 2021年度の台北映画祭では、最多7部門8ノミネートを記録。チェン・イェンフェイの最優秀新人俳優賞など3部門の他、観客賞を受賞した。
Assistant Director
After years toiling in bit-parts, an actress finally gets her break with a leading role in a spy thriller. The part is challenging, not least because it calls for explicit sex scenes, and the director is often hard on her. But both the industry and the press think the results are sensationally good.
Hsiao Wu
Two friends want to make a genre movie. However, there is not enough money. Therefore, besides their regular jobs as being flmmakers in the day time, they join the local gang in order to make extra petty cash at nights. One day, big boss is deeply favored by him.
Master Huang/黄师傅
Journalist Guo lives together with her mother and daughter in the same residence. The relation of three generations looks placid but there is actually a fierce undercurrent of rebellion and resistance.
Zhong-Xun Yu
Yearning to reunite with his father in Kaohsiung city, Manawei joins his elementary school’s dance troupe.
Chao
武器や麻薬の密売に手を染め、殺人もいとわない極悪組織の親分が狙うのは、かつて兄弟同然だった男のシマ。組内部も揺れる中、縄張り争いは激しさを増していく。
Rob
A young woman comes home to Taiwan, to say goodbye to her father before he goes to prison.
Shanghe
They live in an old house on the fringe of Taipei City: Rat and his elder gay brother Shanghe. Two brothers look for jobs to survive while search for themselves and long for a foothold in life. The younger works at market where he meets a mute woman who gets up to all sorts of craziness. The elder is attracted to a nightclub dancer and finds himself drawn into shifty business.
A Chinese food delivery boy is looking for his mother in New York City. And the picture he carries as his mother is actually a picture of Marlene Dietrich. It’s a black comedy about living in between cultures and how an individual finding a masculine identity in such environment.
Chris
A couple has been happily married for years. One night, the husband confesses to his wife that he is gay. However, they decide to stick together and live together even after getting divorced. Once after drinking at a night club, they both get lucky. But fate has a final trick up the sleeve. Different relationships in one bed. It is as hilarious as it gets.
