Variety is unveiling the first trailer for the film.
Memory loss also gave Sabu a way into questions of identity that a conventional crime story would not allow. “When there is no information or set of conditions influencing us, we open our hearts to kindness when it is offered. If we are pursued or attacked, we run away or fight back. Human relationships are always a process of reflecting one another, and those accumulated interactions ultimately shape who we are,” he says. “I wanted to enjoy observing what the protagonist sees and feels, and how those experiences are projected onto him.”
Taiwan became the film’s home after the director considered several other countries. Working across four filmmaking cultures shaped the production and left Sabu wanting more of it. “Working with people from different filmmaking cultures created a unique atmosphere that could not have been achieved otherwise,” he says. “Through this experience, I’ve become even more interested in making films in different countries and places. I feel that working with people from different countries and cultures creates the possibility of discovering something new that I could never have imagined on my own.”
Sabu drew nearly 2,000 storyboarded shots before production began, then went through 58 versions in the edit. “It’s not particularly difficult. In fact, I expect something to emerge that goes far beyond what I imagined, so I’m completely comfortable with it,” he says.
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