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The Terrorizers

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The lives of a couple, an amateur photographer and an injured girl intertwine.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Atkinson Village Voice 10/20/2016
Yang keeps all of the balls in the air, resisting definitive answers and conjuring a lean-in sense of intimate dread. Go to Full Review CJ Sheu Review Film Review Apr 28
[W]hat I’m calling the main subplot, about depressed novelist Zhou Yufen (Cora Miao) and medical laboratory scientist husband Li Lizhong (China-appeasing actor-comedian Lee Li-chun), ... is a very accurate and tragic portrait of the Taiwanese STEM bro[.]" Go to Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World Jan 22
Edward Yang's Terrorizers briskly, busily sets up the premise in the beginning twenty minutes. The film is a puzzle piece that doesn't resolve neatly, yet done in smart, intriguing way, you can't help but admire Yang's skills as a filmmaker. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 02/14/2022
4/4
Edward Yang's Terrorizers (Kongbu Fenzi, 1986) explores the inherent danger of reality and fiction becoming indistinguishable. Go to Full Review Alonso Díaz de la Vega El Universal 12/09/2021
The shooting itself is one of the strangest and most sensational I have ever seen. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/05/2013
A-
A dreamlike profound film of parallel stories, though bleak, confusing and enigmatic, is masterfully blended together. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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steve c 11/21/2022 For most of the movie, I was terrorized by the lack of a plot. What the hack was I watching? Just hang on to the end and you will agree that some people should be cursed for life or deserve sterility. See more 12/14/2020 Jigsaw after jigsaw, the overall picture of The Terrorizers splendidly and realistically combines Taiwan's 80s capitalistic society with the paradoxical elements of a kill-them-all finale of a novel. As this wasn't enough, watching Yang's work, a leap into sub-realism makes the ending a puzzle of reality and fiction, which ultimately composes a beautifully sophisticated drama. See more 05/26/2020 Edward Yang's MASTERPIECE. See more 05/02/2018 Though I'm not sure whether Yang looks up to Altman or not, but both directors share the same mastery of multi-narrative that is not frequently seen. Which, of course, I admire. See more 02/23/2017 170223 This movie is like a bottle of vintage wine. See more 02/29/2016 ?????? ?????????????????????????????????????????TSUTAYA???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Edward Yang

Director

Miaw Chian-Ren

Actor

Jin Shyh-Jye

Zhou's lover
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The Terrorizers

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Movie Info

Synopsis The lives of a couple, an amateur photographer and an injured girl intertwine.
Director
Edward Yang
Production Co
Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 52m