Who Killed Cock Robin (film)

Who Killed Cock Robin (Mandarin: 目擊者, lit. "Eyewitness") is a 2017 Taiwanese neo-noir crime thriller film, written and directed by Cheng Wei-hao. The film follows a journalist who unravels a series of mysteries as he investigates a long-forgotten hit-and-run accident that occurred nine years ago. It also marked Cheng's second collaboration with Hsu Wei-ning, after The Tag-Along. The film also stars Kaiser Chuang, Ko Chia-yen, Christopher Lee and Mason Lee. It was released on 31 March 2017, in Taiwan.

Premise
Nine years ago, journalist Hsiao-chi witnessed a hit-and-run crash on a mountain road when his vehicle broke down. In that accident which happened on a stormy night, the male driver was instantly killed, and the female passenger Hsu Ai-ting fell into a coma. In a panic, Hsiao-chi took photos of the hit-and-run vehicle registration plate. However, the pictures were too blurry to be used as evidence, and therefore facts of the accident were never established. Years later, Hsiao-chi discovers that his second-hand car is connected to that accident and he begins his search for the truth behind this long forgotten case.

Cast

 * Kaiser Chuang as Wang Yi-chi (Hsiao-chi), journalist
 * Hsu Wei-ning as Maggie, journalist and Hsiao-chi's supervisor
 * Ko Chia-yen as Hsu Ai-ting, car accident survivor
 * Christopher Lee as Chiu Ching-kai (Chiu-ge), chief editor
 * Mason Lee as Chou Cheng-wei (A-wei), junior police officer
 * Cheng Chih-wei as A-chi, car mechanic
 * Ian Chen as Liao Tzu-fan, Hsu's boyfriend
 * Tang Chih-wei as Chung-wen
 * Mario Pu as Wang

Production
Principal photography on the film began in March 2016. Filming wrapped up one and a half months later. Much of the film was shot using a handheld camera, with the intention of conveying the realist setting. The director stated: "by using such a technique it makes the audiences feel as if they were the witnesses themselves."