The Painting of Evil

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It runs a compact 1h 23m.

Synopsis

Specialized in abstract art, Hsu Pao-Ching is a middle-aged painter who struggles in his career. By chance, he begins giving at art lessons in a prison, where he discovers that Chou Chang-Ting, one of the inmates, has great talent for painting. He holds am exhibition of Chou’s works, however as Chou committed random attacks and killed several people, a protest is staged against it. In the end, Hsu gets hurt and the exhibition is withdrawn. Hsu cannot understand why the public cannot appreciate art without prejudice and decides to approach the victims’ family. Moreover, Hsu goes to Chou’s old family home in search of the inspiration for Chou’s paintings.

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Key crew

• Chen Yung-chiDirector
• Chen Yung-chiScreenplay

Cast

• Tung Ming-hsiangHsu Pao-ching
• River HuangChou Cheng-ting
• Esther LiuLi Shan-shan
• True WangFang Wan-hong
• Xavier LinChou Yi-feng
• Ho Yu-tienChang Chien-wen
• HondurasHuang Bo-tao
• Liu Chang-haoGao Ying-hong
• Lou Yi-anLyu Jin-wei
• Wang Ming-taiChou Shih-yang

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