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Locust

2025 · 120 min

A slow-burning, moody descent into Taipei's underworld, where quiet desperation and political unrest simmer beneath every scene.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, power, survival, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
power
survival
isolation
crime
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: KEFF
Written by: Junu Wu, KEFF
Starring: Wilson Liu, Rimong Ihwar, Devin Pan, Yu An-shun, Wu Yi-jung, Ma Nien-Hsien, Chen Tai-ho, Fan Rui-hsiu
Music: Yoshihiro Hanno
Cinematography: Nadim Carlsen
Runtime: 120 min
Country: France, Qatar, Taiwan, United States of America
Languages: Mandarin, English