# Thanatos, Drunk

Thanatos, Drunk (Chinese: 醉.生夢死; pinyin: Zuì Shēng Mèng Sǐ) is a 2015 Taiwanese drama film directed by Chang Tso-chi. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

## Plot

Rat and his elder gay brother Shanghe live in an old house on the fringe of Taipei City. Rat works at a market vegetable stall and goes out with a mute woman who gets up to all sorts of craziness. Shanghe works for an entertainment company and dances in a gay nightclub. He is attracted to his cousin's boyfriend, Shuo, who is a gigolo. Shuo gets beaten up by his ex-client's brother, Ah Xiang, and his men at the behest of his sister. Ah Xiang, out for revenge because of a scar left by Rat, uses Rat's mute girlfriend to catch him. When alone with Ah Xiang, he attacks and stabs him suddenly with a hooked knife that he keeps around in his sling bag. Back at his home after escaping from Ah Xiang, he remembers the incident when he found his decomposing mother's corpse on the floor of her home. The movie ends with a silhouette of him hugging his mother at the river bank.

## Cast

* Lee Hong-chi as Rat
* Cheng Jen-shuo as Shuo
* Huang Shang-ho as Shanghe
* Lü Hsueh-feng as Mother
* Wang Ching-tingas Da-xiong
* Chang Ning as The Mute
* Lin Chin-yu as Ah Xiang
* Andrew Chen
* Chin Tzu-yen as Zi-yan

## Accolades

| Award/Ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
| 10th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Cheng Jen-shuo | Nominated |
| 10th Asian Film Awards | Best Newcomer | Lee Hong-chi | Nominated |
| 65th Berlin International Film Festival | ELSE - The Siegessäule Readers' Jury Award | Thanatos, Drunk | Won |
| 16th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lu Hsueh-feng | Won |
| 17th Taipei Film Awards | Grand Prize | Thanatos, Drunk | Won |
| 17th Taipei Film Awards | Best Narrative Feature | Thanatos, Drunk | Won |
| 17th Taipei Film Awards | Best Actor | Lee Hong-chi | Won |
| 17th Taipei Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Cheng Jen-shuo | Won |
| 17th Taipei Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lu Hsueh-feng | Won |
| 17th Taipei Film Awards | Press Award | Thanatos, Drunk | Won |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Feature Film | Thanatos, Drunk | Nominated |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Director | Chang Tso-chi | Nominated |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Leading Actor | Lee Hong-chi | Nominated |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Cheng Jen-shuo | Nominated |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lu Hsueh-feng | Won |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best New Performer | Lee Hong-chi | Won |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Chang Tso-chi | Nominated |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Chang Chih-teng, Hsu Chih-chun | Nominated |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Music | Lin Shang-te, Tseng Yun-fang | Won |
| 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards | Best Film Editing | Chang Tso-chi | Won |
| 16th Tokyo Filmex | Grand Prize | Thanatos, Drunk | Nominated |
| 37th Three Continents Festival | Golden Montgolfiere | Thanatos, Drunk | Nominated |
| Youth Film Handbook | Top 10 Films | Thanatos, Drunk | Won |