Fisherman Ah-Hai is found dead from self-immolation during a large-scale protest against TL Petrochemical. The incident instantly makes media headlines; Ah-Hai is hailed as a martyr. Medical examiner Chou is assigned to the case with public prosecutor Kim, his ex-fiancée. When the two discover evidence of murder and a major conspiracy, Chou breaks protocol to conduct his own investigation in order to protect Kim. As the truth is gradually revealed, the case and their past start to intertwine...
Acting
Wu Kang-ren's restrained desperation sells impossible choices.
Direction
Chuang frames institutional rot in fluorescent-lit autopsy rooms.
Director
Ching Shen Chuang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real Kaohsiung petrochemical protests; the 'martyr' phenomenon references actual Taiwanese activist suicides.
The autopsy scenes used real forensic consultants—Chou's technique for detecting antemortem injection sites is medically accurate.
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