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Plurality (2021)

Plurality poster
Original title
複身犯
Directed by
Aozaru Shiao
Genre
science fiction, action, mystery, thriller
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
15
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scientist and a detective use a death row prisoner's body to host the consciousness of five deceased suspects. They hope the implanted personas will lead them to abducted children before it is too late.

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What happens

Plurality (Chinese: 複身犯) is a 2021 Taiwanese psychological thriller film directed by Aozaru Shiao and co-written by Shiao and Hung Tzu-yung. Starring Tony Yang, Sandrine Pinna, Frederick Lee, Chen Yi-wen, JC Lin, and Gingle Wang, the film revolves around a death row prisoner (Yang) whose body is implanted with five personas of deceased abduction suspects by a scientist (Pinna) and a detective (Lee), in hopes of rescuing the abducted children. The film was theatrically released on 26 February 2021 in Taiwan. It received three nominations in the 23rd Taipei Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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