
The infected of The Sadness
The Sadness is a Taiwanese film set in Taipei during a viral pandemic that turns people into homicidal maniacs who can still think and speak. A young couple try to find each other through it. It premiered at Locarno and won prizes at genre festivals.1
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Released 2021
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They stay conscious and keep their intelligence and speech1
The virus leaves them unable to resist violent and sadistic impulses1
The government in the film plays down the outbreak1
Compared with the comic Crossed, and read as an allusion to the COVID-19 pandemic1
Practical gore effects by the Taiwanese studio IF SFX Art Maker1
Won best film and best director at Fantastic Fest1
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