The Embers (2024)
2h 42m
Running Time
November 15, 2024Release Date
Plot.
In 2006, Detective Chang leads a police investigation into a murder committed in a public marketplace. Chang discovers the victim's father has ties to several other families with dead or missing members, and a grim espionage case buried for 50 years in Taiwan's past. Meanwhile, the kidnapped Mr. Hsu is interrogated by a mysterious mastermind. As the truth emerges, the embers of history become a deadly wildfire.
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Cast & Crew.
Chang Chen
Zhang Zhengze
Mo Tzu-Yi
Mo Zifan/Mo Shengyuan
Tiffany Hsu
King Shih-Chieh
Liu Kuan-ting
Pau Hei-Ching
Chen Yi-wen
Wang Bo-chieh
Wang Bai-jie
Actor
Frederick Lee
Phil Hou
Esther Huang
Chung Mong-Hong
Director / Writer / Director of Photography
Qu Youning
Executive Producer
Cheng-Yu Tung
Executive Producer
Tseng Shao-Chien
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 15, 2024
Original Name餘燼
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 42m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Embers (Chinese: 餘燼) is a 2024 Taiwanese crime drama film directed by Chung Mong-hong. The film features an ensemble cast led by Chang Chen and Mo Tzu-yi, along with Tiffany Ann Hsu, Chin Shih-chieh, Liu Kuan-ting, Nina Paw, Chen Yi-wen, Wang Po-chieh, and Frederick Lee. It explores Taiwan's history through the story of a police detective (Chang) and an orphaned child (Mo) investigating his father's death while uncovering mysteries from Taiwan's past.
The film premiered theatrically in Taiwan on 15 November 2024. It received five nominations in the 61st Golden Horse Awards.