Godspeed | |||||||||||||||
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Director: | Chung Mong-hong | ||||||||||||||
Producer: | Yeh Ju-feng Tseng Shao-chien | ||||||||||||||
Screenplay: | Chung Mong-hong | ||||||||||||||
Starring: | Michael Hui Leon Dai Tou Chung-hwa Matt Wu Vincent Liang Chen Yi Wen Vithaya Pansringarm | ||||||||||||||
Music: | Tseng Si-ming | ||||||||||||||
Cinematography: | Nagao Nakashima Chung Mong-hong | ||||||||||||||
Editing: | Lai Hsiu-hsiong | ||||||||||||||
Studio: | 3 NG Film Taipei Postproduction Corporation Arrow Cinematic Group Huace Pictures | ||||||||||||||
Distributor: | Applause Entertainment | ||||||||||||||
Runtime: | 111 minutes | ||||||||||||||
Country: | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
Language: | Mandarin Taiwanese Cantonese Thai | ||||||||||||||
Gross: | NT$5.4 million[1] [2] |
Godspeed is a 2016 Taiwanese black comedy road caper film written and directed by Chung Mong-hong and starring Michael Hui and . The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2016[3] and was theatrically released in Taiwan on 18 November.
Nadow (Nadow) is a jobless punk who often engages in stealing and cheating. One day, when he decides to find a stable job, he accidentally becomes a drug trafficker. On one occasion while transporting drugs, Nadow gets onto a taxi driven by Old Hui (Michael Hui), a Hong Konger married to a Taiwanese woman. A failed businessman in the past, Hui's only financial support is his old taxi which not many passengers are willing to ride. Old Hui and Nadow, two people of different backgrounds and personalities, ride down south together.
What seems like an ordinary delivery trip causes the duo to be entangled in an extortion case and a murder case involving rival gangs. As their journey and lives constantly changes, it also tests their trust for each other and their newly formed friendship. Just when their lives were at stake, everything seems to have been pre-arranged.
Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Citation(s) |
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53rd Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | Godspeed | [4] | |
Best Director | Chung Mong-hong | |||
Best Actor | Michael Hui | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Na Dow | |||
Best Cinematography | Nagao Nakashima | |||
Best Art Direction | Chao Shih-hao | |||
Best Makeup & Costume Design | Hsu Li-wen | |||
Best Original Film Score | Tseng Si-ming | |||
11th Asian Film Awards | Best Film | Godspeed | [5] | |
Best Actor | Michael Hui | |||
Best Composer | Tseng Si-ming | |||
36th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Godspeed | [6] | |
21st Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | EFFFF Asian Award | Godspeed | [7] | |
Best Actor | Michael Hui | [8] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Na Dow | |||