The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon

"To hunt evil, is to face the evil within."

2023 2h 14m ZH

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7.3

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 284★7.3IMDB · 8,391

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The arrogant, third most-wanted criminal in Taiwan, decides to get rid of the top two competitors and crowns himself the most-wanted criminal before dying.

“To hunt evil, is to face the evil within.”

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Cast

Ethan Juan
Chen Kui-lin
Gingle Wang
Cheng Hsiao-mei
Lee Lee-zen
Chen Hui
Cherry Hsieh
Chang Kuei-ching
Ben Yuen Foo-Wah
Hsu Wei-chiang (Hongkie)
Chen Yi-wen
Lin Lu-ho (Bullhead)
Troy Liu
Goldie
Peggy Tseng
Hsiao Hsiang-hsiang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wong Ching-Po
Writers: Wong Ching-Po
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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3 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Wong Ching-Po, shot by Jimmy Wong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lu Lu-ming. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Wong Ching-Po shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ethan Juan and Gingle Wang and Lee Lee-zen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "To hunt evil, is to face the evil within.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt29319990 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Wong Ching-Po directs. Jimmy Wong behind the camera. Lu Lu-ming scores. Wong Ching-Po cuts. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Directed by Wong Ching-Po, shot by Jimmy Wong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lu Lu-ming. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Wong Ching-Po shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ethan Juan and Gingle Wang and Lee Lee-zen carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "To hunt evil, is to face the evil within.".
8IMDB entry: tt29319990 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jimmy Wong
Original score: Lu Lu-ming
Editing: Wong Ching-Po
Makeup / hair: Hsiao Pai-chen
VFX supervisor: 童譯白
Stunt coordinator: 陈俊宏
Runtime: 134 min · 2h 14m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $91,608,950
Original language: ZH
IMDB: The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 8,391 votes
MPAA: TV-MA

Awards

7 wins & 23 nominations total

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MovieGuys2024-06-30
★ 7/10
The rather oddly titled The Pig, The Snake and the Pigeon, is advertised as a black crime comedy but its more than a little hard, to swallow that label. This is essentially an extremely violent revenge crime thriller. Revenge, in this context, finds its motivation, in the perverse pursuit of notoriety, by a main character, who wants to become the first (as opposed to the third), most wanted fugitive, in Taiwan. Counter balancing this gruesome gangster tale is a "be careful what you wish for" lesson. A lesson that underlines the ultimate harm and futility of crime. In so doing, this tale reasserts the role of the Taiwanese state, as the gatekeeper of peace, order and civility. Well acted and directed, this film is inherently watchable but it is also at times, disturbingly violent. Its political message is hard to ignore, not to mention, difficult to accept, at face value, given the states uncivilised solution to serious crime, is the murder of the murderer. In summary, quality acting, decent pacing, an intriguingly original back story off set by violence that I personally felt, could have been toned down. The blatant political message embedded in this tale, feels more than a little hypocritical, too. Murder is still murder, no matter who carries it out.

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