Goddamned Asura (Chinese: 該死的阿修羅) is a 2021 Taiwanese crime drama film directed by Lou Yi-an and written by Lou Yi-an and Singing Chen. The film features an ensemble cast of six actors Joseph Huang, Mo Tzu-yi, Peijia Huang, Devin Pan, Wang Yu-xuan and Hoa-zhe Lai. It was inspired by real life events from newspaper reports on random killings. The film is selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[1] In November 2021, the film premiered at Taipei's Golden Horse film Festival where it was nominated for Best New Performer (Pan), Best Original Screenplay and won the Best Supporting Actress Award (Wang).
In July 2022, Goddammed Asura participated in Taipei Film Festival, among the nine nominations it won Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Wang) and Best Soundtrack (for Qin Xuzhang, Xu Jiawei, Chan Liu and Cai Jiaying). The film also participated the Judicial Film Festival[2] in November 2021, Singapore Chinese Film Festival in December 2021, Taiwan Film Festival in Australia in July 2022, Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival[3] and the Hong Kong Film Festival in August 2022. It will also participate the Paris Filmosa Festival in September 2022.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards ceremony | Category | Result | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Taipei Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Won | Lou Yi-an and Singing Chen |
| Best Feature Film | Nominated | Goddamned Asura | ||
| Best Director | Nominated | Lou Yi-an | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | Devin Pan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | Mo Tzu-yi | ||
| Best Editing | Nominated | Lou Yi-an, Singing Chen, Xiaodong Chen | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Won | Wang Yu-xuan[4] | ||
| Best Soundtrack | Won | Qin Xuzhang, Xu Jiawei, Chan Liu and Cai Jiaying | ||
| Make-up Artist | Nominated | Lijia Yang | ||
| 2021 | Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Wang Yu-xuan |
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | Lou Yi-an and Singing Chen | ||
| Best New Performer | Nominated | Devin Pan |
Reception
On 17 March 2022, the reporter Han Chen wrote in the Taipei Times magazine: "The acting is solid across the board, and production value high..."[5]
On 26 July 2022, the magazine Fletcher & Third wrote in a multi page review: "A rich, complex and emotive study of Taipei's disillusioned youth, Goddamned Asura can occasionally touch on the bleak, offering a dispassionate outlook on contemporary youth culture. But it's also oddly enchanting; an intriguing work of cinema thats both captivating and ambitious in its execution, and ultimately deserving of attention."[6]
See also
- List of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
- ^ "《該死的阿修羅》去年抱走金馬最佳女配角 將代表台角逐第95屆奥斯卡". Mirror Media. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "2021 Justice x Golden Horse Film Festival". Judicial Yuan. 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival returns to VIFF Centre with several award-winning features and documentaries". The Georgia Straight. 28 July 2022.
- ^ "「該死的阿修羅」王渝萱奪北影女配角 發夢梅姨教演戲". 星聞. 9 July 2022.
- ^ Cheung, Han (17 March 2022). "Movie review: Goddamned Asura". Taipei Times.
- ^ Fletcher, J. (26 July 2022). "Goddamned Asura: Review". Fletcher & Third.