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After ‘Influencer Dad’ Screening Dispute Turns Physical, Actor Calls for No Violence

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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  • A dispute over noise during a screening of the Taiwanese film ‘Influencer Dad’ reportedly turned into a physical confrontation outside a cinema.
  • Actor Chang Huai-chiu said he completely opposed violence and urged moviegoers to show greater understanding of people with different circumstances.
  • Director Fan Yang-chung used the event to highlight growing audience support for Taiwanese films across several genres.

A disagreement over noise during a screening of the Taiwanese film ‘Influencer Dad’ reportedly followed viewers outside the cinema and escalated into physical contact.

Actor Chang Huai-chiu, who attended a promotional news conference for Taiwanese films in Taipei, said he was surprised by the incident and stressed that he “completely oppose all violence.” He urged audiences to show more consideration when watching films together.

Chang said he understood that the dispute may have begun when one viewer complained that another was speaking too loudly. The other audience member reportedly had a disability. Moviegoers should try to keep their voices down, Chang said, but people’s circumstances differ and some may need greater empathy.

I completely oppose all violence.

— Chang Huai-chiuThe actor responded to reports that a dispute over noise during a film screening became physical outside the cinema.

He added that no disagreement should be settled through violence. Audiences should leave a cinema with the emotions and shared feeling created by a film, rather than carry a conflict into everyday life.

Director Fan Yang-chung shifted attention to the wider state of Taiwan’s film industry. He said audiences were increasingly willing to enter cinemas to support local productions, from comedies and horror films to family dramas. A Culture Ministry industry bureau and the National Film Joint Marketing Committee brought together 32 Taiwanese films at the event, with directors, producers and actors attending.

Some people may have disabilities, and I hope everyone can show a little more empathy.

— Chang Huai-chiuHe discussed the reported circumstances behind the disagreement and urged audiences to be more understanding.
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