Love Is a Gun, the directorial debut of Lee Hong-Chi will premiere at the Venice Critics’ Week (Settimana Internazionale della Critica) which will take place from August 30 until September 9, 2023 in Venice, Italy.

Since his release from prison, Sweet Potato has been content with running a small business with meagre earnings by the seaside, heedless of others people’s advice against it. He is pulled into the whirlpool of his past when his old “boss” (who he has never met), his mother /who thrusts all her debts upon him), and his buddy Maozi all reappear into his life. One after the other, they regain control over his present life leaving him no hope for the future. Only Seven can assuage his anxieties even so slightly. One day, at the smoggy and oppressive seaside, Sweet Potato is finally granted a meeting with the “boss”… (Venice Critics’ Week 2023)

About the director:
Lee Hong-Chi (1990) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for starring in the film Thanatos, Drunk, for which he was named Best New Performer at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards and Best Actor at the 17th Taipei Film Awards. Recently, he has starred in or participated in more than 10 feature films, including Long Day’s Journey into Night (Cannes 2018, Un Certain Regard), Cities of Last Things (Toronto 2018, Platform Prize), Baby (San Sebastián & Toronto 2018), Tigertail (Produced and Distributed by Netflix), etc. Love Is a Gun will be his first feature film, written, directed by, and starring himself.

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