''Thanatos, Drunk'' () is a 2015 Taiwanese

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Chang Tso-chi Chang Tso-chi (; born 26 December 1961) is a Taiwanese film director. His 2002 film '' The Best Of Times'' was entered into the 59th Venice International Film Festival. His films won Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film two times, for '' The ...

. It was screened in the Panorama section of the

65th Berlin International Film Festival The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The ...

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 Lee Hong-chi (; born 10 May 1990) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for starring in the 2015 film ''Thanatos, Drunk'', for which he was named Best New Performer at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards. Early life Lee was born in Jinshan District ...

as Rat *

Cheng Jen-shuo Cheng may refer to: Chinese states * Chengjia or Cheng (25–36 AD) * Cheng Han or Cheng (304–338) * Zheng (state), or Cheng in Wade–Giles Places * Chengdu, abbreviated as Cheng * Cheng County, in Gansu, China * Cheng Township, in Malacca, Ma ...

as Shuo * Huang Shang-ho as Shanghe *

Lü Hsueh-feng Lü Hsueh-feng (, born 8 May 1964) is a Taiwanese actress. In 2015, she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film ''Thanatos, Drunk''. Early life Lü Hsueh-feng was born into a family of songs and ...

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thanatos, Drunk 2015 films 2015 drama films Taiwanese drama films Taiwanese-language films 2010s Mandarin-language films Taiwanese LGBT-related films 2015 LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films