International Panorama · 45th Edition
Pierce
Director
Nelicia Low
Country
Singapore, Taiwan, Poland
Runtime
1 h 49 min
Language
Chinese
Synopsis
Jie meets his brother Han after Han spent seven years in prison for killing an opponent in a fencing match. Their relationship gradually heals as Han helps Jie perfect his fencing skills to qualify for the national championships. However, silent doubts resurface about whether Han is truly innocent.
Screenplay
Nelicia Low
Producers
Sam Chua Weishi,
About the Director
Nelicia Low Nelicia grew up in Singapore and retired from fencing after the 2010 Asian Games to pursue filmmaking, earning her MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University in New York in 2018. Her second short film, "Freeze," premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand ISFF in 2016 and went on to screen at over 70 international film festivals. Nelicia was selected for film lab programs in Southeast Asia and Europe.
Screenings