Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.
Acting
Wang Qianyuan's hollow-eyed grief will wreck you.
Direction
Chen Zhuo refuses to let you enjoy the violence.
Writing
Every cop conversation doubles as system critique.

Director
Chen Zhuo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Remake of Japanese novel 'Samayou Yaiba' by Keigo Higashino, previously adapted in Japan (2021) and Korea (2014).
The juvenile offender debate hits different in China's legal context; the film quietly mirrors real cases of 'little emperor' privilege.