Taiwan's official entry for OSCARS® 2023
Mandarin Chinese | 114min | Colour | 5.1 | Scope | Taiwan | Crime, Drama
★ Official Taiwan Entry to the ACADEMY AWARDS ® Best International Feature Film
★ 38th Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Asian Chinese Language Film nomination
★ 58th Golden Horse Awards - Best Supporting Actress
★ 24th Taipei Film Awards - Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Music
Inspired by true events of random killings.
During the night of his 18th birthday, Jan-Wen went on a random shooting spree in a crowded night market with his self-made modified gun. The tragic incident caused his family and friends, the victims, and the witnesses to all face a tremendous impact on their lives in the aftermath. However, if there were a chance for these people to make different choices at the crucial moment, would the tragedy remain, or would there be a brand-new outcome?
This complex, multi-layered psychological drama delves into the tragedy through six characters, a popular video game, and an alternate reality, questioning the nature of humanity between good and evil.
▻ Director | LOU YI-AN
Lou Yi-An, the writer and director devoted both in film and television industry. He was known for his dark humor and the character-driven interleaving storyline in his films. Through his body of works, dir. Lou always put great concerns regarding the topics about local culture, racial issues, and social problems caused by the class differences and the generation gaps. A Place of One's Own, in 2009. His 2018 television drama series, Roseki, won five awards at Golden Bell Awards.
▻ Cast | JOSEPH HUANG, MO TZU-YI, PEIJIA HUANG, DEVIN PAN, WANG YU-XUAN, LAI HAO-ZHE
▻ Producer | KAO CHUN-TING, HSU KUO-LUN, WANG SHIN-HONG
▻ SCREENWRITER | LOU YI-AN, SINGING CHEN
▻ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | YANG FONG-MING
▻ EDITORS | CHEN XIAO-DONG, LOU YI-AN, SINGING CHEN
▻ PRODUCTION DESIGNER | TU SHUO-FENG
▻ COSTUME DESIGNER | LATISHA YANG
▻ SOUND DESIGNER | SIDNEY HU
▻ MUSIC | WIFI, HSU CHIA-WEI, FLOW, TSAI CHIA YING
▻ PRODUCTION COMPANIES | CONTENT DIGITAL FILM, SEASHORE IMAGE PRODUCTION
★ Festival
▻ Golden Horse Awards - Best Supporting Actress
▻ Taipei Film Awards - Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Music
▻ Global Screen Hollywood - Best Film
▻ Hong Kong International Film Festival
▻ Hawai'i International Film Festival
▻ Newport Beach Film Festival
▻ London East Asia Film Festival
▻ Asian World Film Festival...
★ Review
"Complex and multi-layered, Goddamned Asura is an absorbing, melancholy reflection on the fickleness of life and the ability to control your own destiny, persuasively played by a strong ensemble cast." - SCREEN
“(God)damn good” – Easternkicks
“A treat to the eye” – Asian Movie Pulse
“Kaleidoscopic portrait of urban malaise” – South China Morning Post
"A rich, complex and emotive study of taipei’s disillusioned youth" –Filmink
“Lingering between the social drama and the crime thriller in the best fashion” – Asian Movie Pulse