Godspeed () is a 2016 Taiwanese black comedy road caper film written and directed by Chung Mong-hong and starring Michael Hui and . The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2016 and was theatrically released in Taiwan on 18 November.
Plot Nadow (Nadow) is a jobless punk who often engages in stealing and cheating. One day, when he decides to find a stable job, he accidentally becomes a drug trafficker. On one occasion while transporting drugs, Nadow gets onto a taxi driven by Old Hui (Michael Hui), a Hong Konger married to a Taiwanese woman. A failed businessman in the past, Hui's only financial support is his old taxi which not many passengers are willing to ride. Old Hui and Nadow, two people of different backgrounds and personalities, ride down south together.
What seems like an ordinary delivery trip causes the duo to be entangled in an extortion case and a murder case involving rival gangs. As their journey and lives constantly changes, it also tests their trust for each other and their newly formed friendship. Just when their lives were at stake, everything seems to have been pre-arranged.
Cast Starring Michael Hui as Old Hui (老許) as Nadow (納豆) Leon Dai as 大宝 Tou Chung-hua as Brother Tou (庹哥) Matt Wu as Hsiao-wu Vicent Liang as Little Liang (小梁) Chen Yi Wen as Wen (阿文) Vithaya Pansringarm
Cameo Jag Huang as Mourner Chung Yi-tseng Lin Mei-hsiu as Hui's wife Chen Yu-hsun
Accolades Ceremony Category Recipient Result Citation(s)53rd Golden Horse AwardsBest Feature FilmGodspeed Best DirectorChung Mong-hongBest ActorMichael HuiBest Supporting ActorNa DowBest CinematographyNagao NakashimaBest Art DirectionChao Shih-haoBest Makeup & Costume DesignHsu Li-wenBest Original Film ScoreTseng Si-ming11th Asian Film AwardsBest FilmGodspeed "11th Asian Film Awards – Nominees 2017". Asianfilmfestivals.com Retrieved 2 March 2017Best ActorMichael HuiBest ComposerTseng Si-ming36th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Film from Mainland and TaiwanGodspeed 21st Bucheon International Fantastic Film FestivalEFFFF Asian AwardGodspeed 17th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actor Michael Hui Best Supporting Actor Na Dow
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