Terrorizers (2021)
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Theatrical Screenings
Muranów
Kinoteka 1
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Film description
A public place sees a shocking outburst of violence – a masked young man brutally attacks someone with a sword. What caused this act of aggression? Who is the perpetrator and who did he choose as his victim? In his achronological, multi-layered story, Ho Wi Ding slowly reveals to the audiences the stories of five people in their 20s connected with the incident, and the relationships between them. We learn about their initially unclear past, their troubles and motivations.
Terrorizers are a visually stunning, masterfully composed, nihilistic portrait of loneliness in modern Taipei filled with new technologies. How is real life affected by the digital reality people sink into ever more often and ever much deeper? Is it possible to truly erase your past in a world where everything is being recorded? Terrorizers are in no way connected to Edward Yang’s 1986 movie of the same title. It is a modern reflection on the condition of the inhabitants of Taiwan’s capital. How much has the city changed over the nearly four decades?
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Marcin Krasnowolski
Ho Wi Ding
Born in 1971, Malaysian director working mostly in Taiwan. After studying in New York, he moved to Taipei where he started working in advertising and made several short films. One of them, Respire, was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. His 2009 feature debut Pinoy Sunday, about the problems of migrants in Taipei, brought him a Golden Horse Award for Best New Director. After that, he made films with producers from China and Singapore, as well as international co-productions.
2009 Pinoy Sunday
2018 Cities of Last Things
2021 Terroryści / Qing chun shi lian / Terrorizers
Festival guests
Ho Wi Ding
director