Cast Announcement: “Malice”

Big news from the Busan International Film Festival!

The cast is set for a gripping maritime adventure as Taiwanese actors King Jieh-wen and Hsueh Shih-ling join together with Indonesia’s Angga Yunanda to headline the upcoming multinational thriller, “Malice.”

Cast and producers @Busan.

Described as a “road movie at sea,” the film revolves around the mysterious quest of three men who set sail in search of a mythical giant swordfish. 

A deep sea fishing veteran, his son and a mysterious drifter – each have different and clashing motivations for embarking on what appears to be a dangerous, possibly hopeless, mission. 

King Jieh-wen is a seasoned Taiwanese actor known for his roles in critically acclaimed films like “Goodbye South, Goodbye” and “Good Men, Good Women.” Singer and actor Hsueh Shih-ling won the best actor prize at the Golden Bell Awards for his 2021 role in Gold Leaf. And Yunanda is a singer-actor and model with acting credits that include “Stealing Raden Saleh” and “12 Cerita Glen.”

The film is to be directed by Taiwan’s Lim Lungyin, who seeks to ask, through the work, whether human society, conventions and civilization put us at odds with nature.

Film is now also co-produced by Indonesia.

“Malice” is a $2 million co-production that involves production companies from four territories. Production, in Chinese and Bahasa Indonesia, is scheduled to start in April 2024.