The Painting of Evil
2020, Chinese. Directed by Chen Yung-chi.
Specialized in abstract art, Hsu Pao-Ching is a middle-aged painter who struggles in his career. By chance, he begins giving at art lessons in a prison, where he discovers that Chou Chang-Ting, one of the inmates, has great talent for painting. He holds am exhibition of Chou’s works, however as Chou committed random attacks and killed several people, a protest is staged against it. In the end, Hsu gets hurt and the exhibition is withdrawn. Hsu cannot understand why the public cannot appreciate art without prejudice and decides to approach the victims’ family. Moreover, Hsu goes to Chou’s old family home in search of the inspiration for Chou’s paintings.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 18 September 2020
- Original title
- 惡之畫
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Chen Yung-chi
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The Painting of Evil isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 September 2020. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Painting of Evil?
The Painting of Evil (2020) was directed by Chen Yung-chi and stars Tung Ming-hsiang, River Huang, Esther Liu.