Locust

Locust (2025)

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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.

Date of release
2025-07-30
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
KEFF

Casting

Interesting facts

Locust is a 2024 Taiwanese neo-noir thriller drama film directed by Taiwanese-American filmmaker KEFF on his feature film directorial debut. The film is a co-production by Taiwan, USA, Qatar and France. The film also captures incidents pertaining to the 2019 Hong Kong mass protests.

Production

Filmmaker KEFF (王凱民) spent most of his life in the United States of America before moving back to his home, Taiwan, in 2019. He started work on the film soon after his return, citing a lack of attention among the younger generation in Taiwan about the Chinese government's rapid escalation and crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong, which has sparked concern from some quarters that it is a prelude to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

The film gained substantial production support from Aide aux Cinemas du Monde in France and the Qatari non-profit organization Doha Film Institute announced a post-production grant for the filmmakers. As part of lead actor Liu Wei-chen's preparation for the role, he was not allowed to speak at all for weeks before the commencement of principal photography.

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