Partners in Crime (2014)

On his way to high school, Huang witnesses the death of Chia, a teenager in their high school, along with Lin and Yeh, the other 2 students from their high school, whom Huang has never ... See full summary »

Director:

Jung-chi Chang

Writer:

Monica & Shaballe (screenplay)

Stars:

Yu-Kai Teng, Yu-Ching Hung, Kai-Yuan Cheng

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yu-Kai Teng	...	Lin Yong-Chun
Yu-Ching Hung	...	Huang Yung-Chen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kai-Yuan Cheng	...	Yeh Yi-Kai
Oliver Chou	...	Classmate
Air Huang	...	Physical teacher
Alice Tsai-yi Huang
Teng-Hui Huang
Chia-Yen Ko
Lieh Lee
Vincent Liang	...	Dean of students
Xavier Lin	...	Classmate
Edison Song	...	Rui-Teng
Soso Tseng
Chen-Ling Wen	...	Chu Ching-Yi
Chien-Ho Wu	...	Huang Li-Huai

Storyline

On his way to high school, Huang witnesses the death of Chia, a teenager in their high school, along with Lin and Yeh, the other 2 students from their high school, whom Huang has never known before. Her dead body lies in front of them, and this shocking image ties their fates together, and this twisted fate is going to change their high school lives forever cause they are now partners in crime... Because of all different reasons, Huang, Yeh, and Lin start their own investigations in order to find out the truth for Chia's death!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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User Reviews

A quite interesting mystery

Huang, a bullied student, is going to school when he finds the body of a girl in an alley. Two other boys appear on the place just after he does. One is the bad boy type, the second the brainy type.

After being taken declaration by the police, they find themselves wondering about the dead girl. And soon thereafter, the three boys, who didn't know each other till that moment, form a team in search of the truth behind the death.

Partners in Crime (共犯 in its original title, more like Accomplices) is a very interesting little movie from Taiwan. The mystery is interesting, but more than that, are the relationships between the three students, all from very different backgrounds, as they bond together. Three young guys that would never have talked to each other are brought together by a random event that changes their lives. It is quite clear that the director is more interested in that aspect than in the mystery, which nonetheless, has a couple of nice twists and surprises . The consequence is that, sadly, the tone of the movie shifts too much (bulling, the search for friends, the death of the girl, etc etc) and there a couple of times when this is jarring.

Worth watching. Specially for the three young actors.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

26 September 2014 (Taiwan)

Also Known As:

Partners in Crime

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,517

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arrow Film Production Co., B'in Music, Double Edge Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1