France / May 16, 2024 / Cannes Critic's Week
2h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In Taiwan, as the 2019 Hong Kong protests erupt across the strait, Zhong-Han, a young silent thug, leads a life divided between his work in a family restaurant and parties in the dark Taipei underworld. But when a questionable businessman wants to buy the restaurant, Zhong-Han is drawn into a whirlwind of events that confronts him with the corrupt power games of his country.
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 蟲 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, English |
| Production countries | France, Qatar, Taiwan, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kindred Spirit, MK2 Films, DFI, Cinereach, Witness Cultural & Creative, LHB Films, The Plot Pictures, MK Productions |
| Release date | 30 luglio 2025 |
| Executive producer | Pratixa Shah Kanojia, Philipp Engelhorn, Luca Intili |
| Production | Anita Gou, Nathanaël Karmitz, Siuloku O, Fionnuala Jamison, Yasmine Talli, Junu Wu |
| Writer | KEFF, Junu Wu |
| Editing | KEFF, Siuloku O, Jenson Tay Yi |
| Cinematography | Nadim Carlsen |
| Assistant directors | KEFF |
| Camera operators | Nadim Carlsen |
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| Additional photography | Nadim Carlsen |
| Production design | Liang Shuo-Lin |
| Art direction | Liang Shuo-Lin |
| Set decoration | Liang Shuo-Lin |
| Music | Yoshihiro Hanno |
| Sound | Yoshihiro Hanno |
| Costume design | Chang Lan-hsin |
| Makeup | Chang Lan-hsin |
| Hairstyling | Chang Lan-hsin |
Release dates
Premiere
Indonesia / Sep 23, 2024 / Jakarta World Cinema
Taiwan / Nov 12, 2024 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Jul 30, 2025
Taiwan / Nov 07, 2025
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