Grit

Grit

103 mins | Romance | Oct. 8, 2021

Ko Chen-tung (You Are the Apple of My Eye, Road to Mandalay) and Angelica Lee (The Eye, The Garden of Evening Mists) make an unusual romantic pairing in this offbeat romantic comedy from director-cinematographer Chen Ta-pu. Ko plays Croc, a young gangster who goes back to work for his former boss at a city councilor’s office after his release from jail. Croc’s latest task is to deal with Ping, a headstrong farmer who adamantly refuses to give up her land for redevelopment. As Croc and Ping develop feelings for each other, Croc is determined to become a better man and hang on to his newfound happiness — even if it means defying his own mob.

Grit

103 mins | Romance | Oct. 8, 2021

Grit
Ko Chen-tung (You Are the Apple of My Eye, Road to Mandalay) and Angelica Lee (The Eye, The Garden of Evening Mists) make an unusual romantic pairing in this offbeat romantic comedy from director-cinematographer Chen Ta-pu. Ko plays Croc, a young gangster who goes back to work for his former boss at a city councilor’s office after his release from jail. Croc’s latest task is to deal with Ping, a headstrong farmer who adamantly refuses to give up her land for redevelopment. As Croc and Ping develop feelings for each other, Croc is determined to become a better man and hang on to his newfound happiness — even if it means defying his own mob.
Producers A Really Good Film, Kaohsiung Film Fund (TW)
Original title 鱷魚
Directors Chen Ta-pu
Writers Hsieh Pei-Ju, Chen Ta-pu

Cast

Kai Ko

as Croc

Angelica Lee

as Zhi-Ping Chen

Lee Kang-sheng

as Chief Liu

Hsia Yu-chiao

as Factory girl

Tsai Chang-Hsien

as Factory guy

Yan Sheng-Yu

as Mr. Hou

Color Yan

as Office assistant

Chien-Ho Wu

as Hippo

Isaac Yang

as Boar

Chin-Yu Pan

as Mad Monkey

Ken Lin

as Officer Wang

Jean Wang

as Croc's mom

Cheng Yu-Chieh

as Executive Assistant Chao