GAGA
Taiwan Programme
Taiwan | 2022 | Mandarin | 112 min | Drama
Synopsis
A widely-revered elder of an indigenous community in Northeastern Taiwan, Hayung passes away in his sleep, leaving behind a family troubled with a land dispute and financial problems. His widow, two sons, and their loved ones must stick together to overcome whatever challenges lying ahead. Unplanned, one of Hayung’s granddaughters gets pregnant with a baby boy, who Hayung’s widow decides to name after her late husband. What will become of Hayung’s family through their struggles to finance a risky mayoral campaign, the stake of which is so high that Hayung’s sons would resort to anything to win? What are the consequences of violating GaGa, the forgotten traditional tribal norms?
Credits
| Original Title | GAGA |
| English Title | GAGA |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Laha Mebow |
| Producer | Chu Yu-Ning, Liang Hong-Zhi |
| Screenplay | Hsieh Hui-Ching, Laha Mebow |
| Cinematography | Garvin Chan, Aymerick Benjamin Pilarski |
| Production Company | Swallow Wings Films CO.LTD |
| Cast | Kagaw Piling, Wilang Lalin, Lin Ting-Li, Gaki Baunky |
Laha Mebow
Taiwan
Laha Mebow, was born in 1975 in Nan-ao, Taiwan. She was raised in Taichung by her father who was a police officer and her mother who was a teacher. After graduating from Shih Hsin University with a degree in film she later joined Taiwan Indigenous Television where she learned more about her heritage and indigenous culture.
