Thanatos, Drunk () is a 2015 Taiwanese drama film directed by Chang Tso-chi. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot Rat and his elder gay brother Shanghe live in an old house on the fringe of Taipei City. Rat works at a market vegetable stall and goes out with a mute woman who gets up to all sorts of craziness. Shanghe works for an entertainment company and dances in a gay nightclub. He is attracted to his cousin's boyfriend, Shuo, who is a gigolo. Shuo gets beaten up by his ex-client's brother, Ah Xiang, and his men at the behest of his sister. Ah Xiang, out for revenge because of a scar left by Rat, uses Rat's mute girlfriend to catch him. When alone with Ah Xiang, he attacks and stabs him suddenly with a hooked knife that he keeps around in his sling bag. Back at his home after escaping from Ah Xiang, he remembers the incident when he found his decomposing mother's corpse on the floor of her home. The movie ends with a silhouette of him hugging his mother at the river bank.
Cast Lee Hong-chi as Rat Cheng Jen-shuo as Shuo Huang Shang-ho as Shanghe Lü Hsueh-feng as Mother Wang Ching-tingas Da-xiong Chang Ning as The Mute Lin Chin-yu as Ah Xiang Andrew Chen Chin Tzu-yen as Zi-yan
Accolades Award/Ceremony Category Recipients Result 10th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Cheng Jen-shuo Best Newcomer Lee Hong-chi 65th Berlin International Film Festival ELSE - The Siegessäule Readers' Jury Award Thanatos, Drunk 16th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Supporting Actress Lu Hsueh-feng 17th Taipei Film Awards Grand Prize Thanatos, Drunk Best Narrative Feature Thanatos, Drunk Best Actor Lee Hong-chi Best Supporting Actor Cheng Jen-shuo Best Supporting Actress Lu Hsueh-feng Press Award Thanatos, Drunk 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards Best Feature Film Thanatos, Drunk Best Director Chang Tso-chi Best Leading Actor Lee Hong-chi Best Supporting Actor Cheng Jen-shuo Best Supporting Actress Lu Hsueh-feng Best New Performer Lee Hong-chi Best Original Screenplay Chang Tso-chi Best Cinematography Chang Chih-teng, Hsu Chih-chun Best Music Lin Shang-te, Tseng Yun-fang Best Film Editing Chang Tso-chi 16th Tokyo Filmex Grand Prize Thanatos, Drunk 37th Three Continents Festival Golden Montgolfiere Thanatos, Drunk Youth Film Handbook Top 10 Films Thanatos, Drunk
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