PIERCE
(orig. PIERCE)
German PremiereSingapore, Taiwan, Poland 2024Language:Mandarin ChineseSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Nelicia LowWriter:Nelicia LowCinematographer:Michal DymekEditor:Nelicia Low, Eric Mendelsohn, John F. LyonsSound:Tu Duu-Chih, Wu Shu-YaoWith:Liu Hsiu-fu, Tsao Yu-Ning, Ding NingProducer:Sam Chua Weishi, Jeremy Chua, Patrick Mao Huang, Izabela Igel, John M. LoProduction Company:Potocol, Flash Forward Entertainment, Harine Films,Elysiüm CinéDistributor:Magnify107 min, Colour
Jie, a shy teenager and aspiring fencer, lives alone with his mother, who works as a singer and has just found happiness in a new relationship. When Jie’s self-confident older brother is released from prison after serving a seven-year juvenile sentence for a homicide offence and tries to establish contact with Jie again behind his mother’s back, a spiral of conflicting emotions and childhood memories is set in motion, with far-reaching consequences for both him and his mother. A gripping, quiet thriller and, simultaneously, a family drama about truth, doubt, pain and brotherly love. An impressive debut!
Director's Biography:Nelicia Low is a film director and screenwriter from Singapore. She studied film and directing in New York and is now presenting her first feature film after several short films. She won the Best Director Award in Karlovy Vary this year.
Director's Filmography:
2016 FREEZE (SHORT)
2014 LET HER EAT CAKE (SHORT)
2014 FREAK (SHORT)
2013 CONCEPTION (SHORT)
Screenings
- 12.11.2024 20:45 ASTOR Saal 3
- 16.11.2024 20:45 ASTOR Saal 4