In Taiwan, as the 2019 Hong Kong protests erupt across the strait, Zhong-Han, a young silent thug, leads a life divided between his work in a family restaurant and parties in the dark Taipei underworld. But when a questionable businessman wants to buy the restaurant, Zhong-Han is drawn into a whirlwind of events that confronts him with the corrupt power games of his country.
Wilson Liu
Zhong-Han
Rimong Ihwar
I-Ju
Devin Pan
Kobe
Yu An-shun
Ah-Rong
Wu Yi-jung
Yu-Jie
Ma Nien-Hsien
Chen Tai-ho
Fan Rui-hsiu
Chen Yu-yan
Liu Han-Chiang
Locust is a drama, thriller film released in 2025. Directed by KEFF, it stars Wilson Liu, Rimong Ihwar, Devin Pan. In Taiwan, as the 2019 Hong Kong protests erupt across the strait, Zhong-Han, a young silent thug, leads a life divided between his work in a family restaurant and parties in the dark Taipei underworld. But when a questionable businessman wants to buy the restaurant, Zhong-Han is drawn into a whirlwind of events that confronts him with the corrupt power games of his country.
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