Eel
5.6
Liang’s simple, humdrum life in his deceased father’s dilapidated boathouse on the Shezi island takes a totally unexpected turn when he saves a mysterious young woman from drowning. A woman with her own painful past meets a man haunted by nightmares.
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Cast
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Chu Chun-teng Director · You Shann-jiun Screenplay Nguyễn Vinh Phúc Cinematographer
First release February 19, 2025 · Produced in Taiwan · Working title 阿鰻
Production
Static Film & Visual Art Production
Production
Taiwan
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阿鰻 · 滅無明
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Languages
Original title
河鰻
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Germany · February 19, 2025
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Taiwan · October 3, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Taiwan Film Festival in Toronto
Hong Kong SAR China
April 16, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
December 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 10, 2026 · Premiere · Taivanas ekrane
Taiwan
June 21, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
February 1, 2026 · Digital · friDay
April 30, 2026 · Physical · DVD
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