NYAFF Review: Hung Tzu-Hsuan’s THE SCOUNDRELS Is All About Second Chances
Having made a name for himself as a prolific action filmmaker while attending Shih Hsin University, filmmaker Hung Tzu-Hsuan is finally making way with his feature debut, The Scoundrels, drawing a cast of award-winning talents to lead the charge. Liao Wen-Jui (JC Lin) was once a star basketball player whose prospects and career promise are all but lost after getting physical with a fan. A few years later, life hasn’t really improved for Wen-jui given his teetering relationship with physiologist, Shin-jie (Nana Lee), and toiling away as a parking fee collector. Vying for some extra cash, his secret employment with a gang behind a notorious crime spree involving the use of GPS gadgets to track and steal cars is whole ‘nother bag of worms. For this, the last thing he needs is to be held at gunpoint for no reason, which is exactly what happens after discovering a pool of […]
