Deadline review – shocking threat sends tremors through authoritarian school
Set in a dystopian private academy rife with surveillance and cut-throat competition, Kiwi Chow’s gripping drama cements his status as an important film-makerFilmed in Taiwan and set entirely inside a prestigious high school, Kiwi Chow’s gripping drama frames educational systems not merely as a preparation for the real world but as a microcosm of society at large. At this elite…
Set in a dystopian private academy rife with surveillance and cut-throat competition, Kiwi Chow’s gripping drama cements his status as an important film-makerFilmed in Taiwan and set entirely inside a prestigious high school, Kiwi Chow’s gripping drama frames educational systems not merely as a preparation for the real world but as a microcosm of society at large. At this elite…