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Bad Accent Video Reviews: Mongrel

Mongrel (2024), a powerful Golden Camera-winning film by Wei Liang Chiang and You Qiao Yin

🎥 In this review, we dive deep into (2024), the powerful Golden Camera-winning film by and . A raw, unflinching portrait of marginalized communities in Taiwan, the movie follows Oom, a Thai immigrant worker caught in an intense moral and social struggle. With stunning performances, particularly by , and ‘s haunting cinematography, Mongrel captures the darkness and humanity of life on the fringes.

While the film’s themes resonate, its extended runtime and controversial final act leave us questioning its impact. Watch as we break down the highs and lows of this hard-hitting festival favorite, fresh from its Five Flavours Film Festival screening.

💬 What did you think of Mongrel? Share your thoughts in the comments!

About the author

Panos Kotzathanasis

Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste of Cinema, and his texts can be found in a number of other publications including SIRP in Estonia, Film.sk in Slovakia, Asian Dialogue in the UK, Cinefil in Japan and Filmbuff in India.

Since 2019, he cooperates with Thessaloniki Cinematheque in Greece, curating various tributes to Asian cinema. He has participated, with video recordings and text, on a number of Asian movie releases, for Spectrum, Dekanalog and Error 4444. He has taken part as an expert on the Erasmus+ program, “Asian Cinema Education”, on the Asian Cinema Education International Journalism and Film Criticism Course.

Apart from a member of FIPRESCI and the Greek Cinema Critics Association, he is also a member of NETPAC, the Hellenic Film Academy and the Online Film Critics Association.

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