High school fencer Jie and his widowed Mother are dedicated members of a cult, for it gave them comfort and support when Jie’s Older Brother committed a monstrous crime seven years ago. When Brother is unexpectedly released from prison, Jie defies his Mother to help him, only to discover an uncomfortable truth.
"Pierce" was developed at the Full Circle Lab Philippines 2020 and at the Talents Tokyo 2020, where it won a special mention, and at the Focus Asia All Genres Project Market 2021.
The production was supported by: Infocomm and Media Development Authority of Singapore, TAICCA, the Polish Film Institute, Taipei Film Commission, Taoyuan City Government, HBF+Europe Minority Co-Production Support, Taichung City Government and Purin Pictures.