Sheep Without a Shepherd (Sam Quah, 2019)

Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater

Sheep Without a Shepherd
(Sam Quah, 2019, 112 min, China, Mandarin, DCP)

– Introduced by Krista Van Fleit (Associate Professor of Chinese Literature and Language, University of South Carolina)

A family man and film fanatic, Lee is forced to apply tricks he has learned from crime thrillers to cover up a killing committed by his wife and teenage daughter... a murder in which the victim is the only son of the local head of police (played by Twin Peaks star Joan Chen). This Chinese/Malay cat and mouse thriller has been a blockbuster hit across Asia.

“[A] loopy, stylized celebration of the kinds of byzantine, trap-laden suspensers that have delighted audiences from 'The Purloined Letter' through Hitchcock's wronged-man oeuvre and the career of M. Night Shyamalan.” – Los Angeles Times

Sheep Without a Shepherd is a thrilling game of cat-and-mouse with a wicked sense of humor and a genuinely surprising conclusion.” – Lamplight Review


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Still image from SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD (2019)

Contact: Hank Okazaki

Email: hokazak@duke.edu

Sponsor: Asian/Pacific Studies Institute (APSI)

Co-Sponsors: Duke Cinematic Arts