SILENT SPARKS 愛作歹

Fresh out of prison, Pua inexorably resumes his work as a henchman for a local gangster. He needs to survive financially and provide for his family, but he also wants to maintain his relationship with his former cellmate, Mi-ji. This choice is certainly not without risk…

Immersed in luminous, stylized nighttime photography, the camera glides close to emotions, via glances and unspoken words. Absolute tension. In his first film, Chu Ping manages to weave a love story, a tale of irrepressible desires, in a world of toxic behavior, obligation—even servitude—and demands for ultra-standardized masculinity.