With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013

With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013
With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN, Taiwanese psychological crime thriller, available on January 31st as VOD, and at select theaters starting in February

Cheng Cheng Films
Presents
Who Killed Cock Robin / Mu ji zhe
Directed by Cheng Wei-hao
Taiwan, 2017, 118 minutes

Who Killed Cock Robin, a psychological crime thriller directed by award-winning Taiwanese filmmaker Cheng Wei-hao (The Tag-Along franchise) starring Taiwanese-American actor Mason Lee (Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, The Hangover II) will hit VOD on January 31th and open in select theaters in North America during the next few months.

Who Killed Cock Robin follows an ambitious journalist’s investigation into a hit-and-run he witnessed years ago. As he beats the clock to rescue the disappeared news source, layers of unimaginable dark truths about a corrupted system start peeling.

Known for The Tag-Along, a ghost folklore-inspired horror franchise that broke the genre’s box office record in Taiwan once held by Hollywood's The Conjuring, director Cheng Wei-Hao is currently among the most sought-after Taiwanese talents. A passion project he had been working on for six years, Who Killed Cock Robin continues Taiwan New Cinema's legacy of exploring human conditions and reinvigorates it with gripping suspense and dazzling gore.

The film has received nominations including Best Picture at Taipei International Film Festival, Best Director at Shanghai International Film Festival and Best Actor at Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards, the Oscars of the Chinese-speaking world. It's rated on Chinese movie review site by viewers as one of the top Asian thrillers of all time.

The New York-based distributor specialized in Chinese language cinema Cheng Cheng Films is handling its release in North America. Viewers in US and Canada will be able to stream the film at VOD platforms below starting on 1/31/2019. Opening theaters will be updated at its official North American website: whokilledcockrobin.com.

Available on 1/31/2019 at these VOD platforms:
DISH, Verizon FiOS, DirecTV,
Spectrum/Time Warner, Cox, Optimum/CableV,
Comcast, Sling, iNDemand
Google Play, Amazon Prime Video, Vimeo on Demand

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