''Bad Education'' ( zh, 黑的教育) is a 2022 Taiwanese

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directed by Kai Ko in his directorial debut. The film received four nominations at the 59th Golden Horse Awards, including Best New Director for Ko. The film stars

Kent Tsai Kent Tsai Fan-hsi (; born Tsai Cheng-hung on 26 June 1997) is a Taiwanese actor. Life and career Tsai made his acting debut in HBO Asia's first original series in Mandarin, ''The Teenage Psychic'', in 2017. Also in the same year, he appeared ...

, Edison Song and Berant Zhu.

Premise

Cast

* Edison Song * Berant Zhu *

Leon Dai Leon Dai (, born 27 July 1966) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. His film '' Cannot Live Without You'' was Taiwan's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won two awards at the 46th Golden Hor ...

as Xing * Hong Yu-hong as Tai * Chang Ning as Police officer * Huang Hsin-yao as Police officer

Production

In January 2020, it was reported that

Giddens Ko Giddens Ko (; born 25 August 1978) is a Taiwanese novelist and filmmaker. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Management from National Chiao Tung University and Master of Social Science from Tunghai University. He has published more than 60 boo ...

was attached to ''Bad Education'', and the project was one of the 33 projects shortlisted for that year's Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF). The film was budgeted at around and Molly Fang from Crystal Clear Co was attached to produce.

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...

began in January 2022, with Kai Ko replacing Giddens Ko as the director. Filming concluded in April 2022.

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bad Education (2022 film) 2022 films 2022 crime action films 2020s mystery films Taiwanese crime action films Taiwanese mystery films 2020s Mandarin-language films 2022 directorial debut films