Mad Fate

Released Aug 11, 2023

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

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On a rainy evening, a fortune telling master (LAM Ka Tung) tries to help a prostitute avert certain death, but fate has plans of its own. He arrives at the prostitute’s home just a few minutes too late, watching her take her last breath while Siu Tung (Lokman YEUNG) stares at her corpse with creepy fascination. When he foretells that Siu Tung will soon commit murder, the Master believes that he has the power to change the inevitable. On the contrary, the veteran detective (NG Ting Yip) who once sent Siu Tung to jail for brutally killing a cat believes that Siu Tong is a born psychopath whose bloodthirst cannot be stopped. While Siu Tung becomes increasingly overwhelmed by his insatiable desire for murder, the Master puts his sanity on the line to change the course of fate. But is it possible to defeat the all-powerful force that paves life's path?

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Sean Gilman

The Chinese Cinema

As Fate works toward its inevitable ends through coincidence and chance, so life comes from death, clarity from lunacy, and power to the powerless.

Nov 11, 2023

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

This frequently bizarre and psychedelic-looking murder mystery isn't for everyone, but there's enough to hold viewer interest until the very end.

Aug 22, 2023

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Chris Sawin

Bounding Into Comics

Mad Fate is a riveting watch because the performances are great and the premise is vastly different than what you’re used to seeing in thrillers touching on similar concepts. It masterfully dances around whether our fates are actually chiseled in stone.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 16, 2023

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Mad Fate is a chaotic tale that questions an individual and societal reliance on fate by suggesting that nothing is for certain, especially when it boils down to the things we can hopefully control, if only we can find the strength to do so.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 11, 2023

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Harris Dang

Their Own League

Mad Fate is an unruly and emotional thrill ride about predestination with the same genre shifting, nihilistic storytelling and culturally significant viewpoints that made director Soi Cheang a talented filmmaker.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 4, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

“Mad Fate” is not a bad film at all, with the entertainment the movie emits actually extending from beginning to end. The biggest problem, though, is that Cheang set the level rather high with “Limbo”, and however good “Mad Fate” is, it is not that good

Rated: 6.5

Jul 8, 2023

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The Master

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Siu Tung

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The Veteran

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Prostitute Jo

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The Murderer

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On a rainy evening, a fortune telling master (LAM Ka Tung) tries to help a prostitute avert certain death, but fate has plans of its own. He arrives at the prostitute’s home just a few minutes too late, watching her take her last breath while Siu Tung (Lokman YEUNG) stares at her corpse with creepy fascination. When he foretells that Siu Tung will soon commit murder, the Master believes that he has the power to change the inevitable. On the contrary, the veteran detective (NG Ting Yip) who once sent Siu Tung to jail for brutally killing a cat believes that Siu Tong is a born psychopath whose bloodthirst cannot be stopped. While Siu Tung becomes increasingly overwhelmed by his insatiable desire for murder, the Master puts his sanity on the line to change the course of fate. But is it possible to defeat the all-powerful force that paves life's path?

Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
Producer: Elaine Chu, Johnnie To, Nai-Hoi Yau
Screenwriter: Melvin Li, Nai-Hoi Yau
Distributor: ILLUME Films
Production Co: MakerVille, Noble Castle Asia
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 48m