| Who Killed Cock Robin | |
| Producer: | David Tang |
| Story: | Dorothy Chen[1] |
| Screenplay: | Cheng Wei-hao |
| Starring: | Kaiser Chuang Hsu Wei-ning Ko Chia-yen Christopher Lee Mason Lee |
| Narrators: | --> |
| Music: | Li Ming-chieh |
| Studio: | Rise Pictures |
| Distributor: | Vie Vision Pictures |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Language: | Mandarin, Taiwanese |
| Budget: | NT$43 million[2] |
| Gross: | NT$52.4 million (Taiwan)[3] |
Who Killed Cock Robin (Mandarin: 目擊者, lit. "Eyewitness") is a 2017 Taiwanese neo-noir crime thriller film,[4] [5] written and directed by Cheng Wei-hao. The film follows a journalist who unravels a series of mysteries as he investigates a long-forgotten hit-and-run accident that occurred nine years ago. It also marked Cheng's second collaboration with Hsu Wei-ning, after The Tag-Along. The film also stars Kaiser Chuang, Ko Chia-yen, Christopher Lee and Mason Lee.[6] It was released on 31 March 2017, in Taiwan.[7]
Nine years ago, journalist Hsiao-chi witnessed a hit-and-run crash on a mountain road when his vehicle broke down. In that accident which happened on a stormy night, the male driver was instantly killed, and the female passenger Hsu Ai-ting fell into a coma. In a panic, Hsiao-chi took photos of the hit-and-run vehicle registration plate. However, the pictures were too blurry to be used as evidence, and therefore facts of the accident were never established. Years later, Hsiao-chi discovers that his second-hand car is connected to that accident and he begins his search for the truth behind this long forgotten case.
Principal photography on the film began in March 2016.[8] Filming wrapped up one and a half months later. Much of the film was shot using a handheld camera, with the intention ofconveying the realist setting. The director stated: "by using such a technique it makes the audiences feel as if they were the witnesses themselves."[9]
| Who Killed Cock Robin | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Li Ming-chieh |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 31 March 2017 |
| Genre: | Film soundtrack |
| Label: | MUSDM |
| Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actor | Kaiser Chuang | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mason Lee | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Yeh Jen-hao and Liu Wei-yi | ||
| Best Film Editing | Kipo Lin | ||
| Best Sound Effects | R.T Kao, Chen Wei-liang and Forgood Sound |