MALICE
International feature project
Adventure / thriller · Feature project
A captain, his younger son and a mysterious boy set out in search of a legendary swordfish.
The hunt aboard a harpoon-fishing boat draws out unresolved wounds between father and son, as the desire to change their fate leads them into danger. Set against the backdrop of Taiwan’s traditional swordfish fishery, MALICE is an adventure-thriller feature project directed by Lungyin Lim and written by Hsieh Chia-hsin, with TYDAL as a co-producer. The project received the Bole Film Award at Golden Horse FPP; Hsieh’s screenplay won First Prize at Taiwan’s 2023 Excellent Screenplay Awards.
Recent developments
MALICE was awarded a feature film production grant by Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture in 2025. In 2026, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) confirmed its investment in the film. The grant recipient is 惡潮電影有限公司.
Production progress and collaboration recordImages on this page are from the MALICE teaser.
Recognition & selections
- Format
- Adventure / thriller · Feature project
- Our role
- Co-production
- Director
- Lungyin Lim (opens a new tab)
- Screenwriter
- Hsieh Chia-hsin
- Enquiries
- info@tydal.pro
Developing MALICE together
Golden Horse FPP’s 2022 announcement lists TYDAL, Aview Image Co., Ltd. and Czech company Lonely Production as the project’s production companies. That year, MALICE was selected for Hong Kong HAF and received the Bole Film Award at Golden Horse FPP.
Read the production and collaboration recordThe project received development support through Talents Tokyo in 2023 and was included in the Czech Film Fund’s minority co-production support announcement that year.
Further reading · VERSE on the film’s field research (opens a new tab)