Thanatos, Drunk
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chang Tso-chi
Written by	Chang Tso-chi
Produced by	Kao Wen-hung
Starring	Lee Hong-chi Cheng Jen-shuo Huang Shang-ho
Cinematography	Hsu Chih-chun Chang Chi-teng
Edited by	Chang Tso-chi
Music by	Lin Shang-te Tseng Yun-fang
Production companies	Simple View Production Chang Tso-chi Film Studio
Distributed by	Swallow Wings Films
Release dates	10 February 2015 (2015-02-10) (Berlin) 7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) (Taiwan)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Languages	Taiwanese Mandarin

Thanatos, Drunk (Chinese: 醉.生夢死; pinyin: Zuì Shēng Mèng Sǐ) 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.^[1]

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

References

External links

• Thanatos, Drunk at IMDb