''Terrorizers'' ( zh, 青春弒戀) is a 2021 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Ho Wi-ding and Hu Chih-Hsin, starring

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Annie Chen Annie Chen Ting-ni (; born 28 April 1989) is a Taiwanese actress, host and model. She was the first person to win at the Kaiwo Phantasy Star Catwalk Girl modeling contest in 2007.

, ,

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and .

Cast

as Guo Ming Liang * as Chen Yu Fang *

Annie Chen Annie Chen Ting-ni (; born 28 April 1989) is a Taiwanese actress, host and model. She was the first person to win at the Kaiwo Phantasy Star Catwalk Girl modeling contest in 2007.

as Monica * as Zhang Dong Ling *

as Lady Hsiao * as Kiki

Release

The film premiered at the

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on 10 September 2021. The film was officially released in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

on 19 November.

Reception

John Berra of ''

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'' wrote that the film "maintains interest throughout" while "emphasising some difficult truths about the human condition." Christy Deng of '' ELLE'' praised the performances of Austin Lin, Moon Lee, Annie Chen and J.C. Lin. Cliff Lee of ''

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'' rated the film 2.5 stars out of 4. ' criticised the film's usage of stereotypes of youths. ''

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'' criticised the script and felt that the characters were simply "tools".

References

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