Coo-Coo 043

Coo-Coo 043
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese一家子兒咕咕叫
Simplified Chinese一家子儿咕咕叫
Literal meaning"A family that coos"
Hanyu PinyinYī jiā zǐ er gū gū jiào
Directed byChan Ching-lin
Written byChan Ching-lin
Produced byLin I-Ling
Lin Shih-ken[1]
StarringYu An-shun
Yang Li-yin
Hu Jhih-ciang
Rimong Ihwar
Edited byChan Ching-lin
Ian Lin
Chen Pei-ying
Music byPoint Hsu
Production
company
Atom Cinema
Distributed byA Really Happy Film (Taipei)
Release dates
Running time
135 minutes[2]
CountryTaiwan
LanguagesMandarin
Taiwanese

Coo-Coo 043 (Chinese: 一家子兒咕咕叫) is a 2022 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Chan Ching-lin. Set in the world of pigeon racing, it revolves around a struggling family who relies on the sport for a living, as they face the threat of an economic downturn and the disappearance of their son. It was selected as the opening film of the 2022 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.[3]

It won Best Narrative Feature at the 59th Golden Horse Awards.[4]

Cast

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Production

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Coo-Coo 043 was chosen as one of the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion Work-In-Progress Projects in 2021. It is the follow-up work to Chan's debut feature The Island That All Flow By which scored Best New Director and Best Leading Actress nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards. Chan was also previously nominated for Golden Horse Award for Best Live Action Short Film for A Breath from the Bottom in 2013.[5][6]

Awards and nominations

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Cast and crew members at the 59th Golden Horse Awards
Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
59th Golden Horse Awards Best Narrative Feature Coo-Coo 043 Won [7]
Best Director Chan Ching-lin Nominated
Best Leading Actor Yu An-shun Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Hu Jhih-ciang Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Yang Li-yin Nominated
Rimong Ihwar Nominated
Best New Performer Hu Jhih-ciang Won
Best Original Screenplay Chan Ching-lin Nominated
Best Art Direction Chang Yi-feng Nominated
Best Makeup & Costume Design Emma Chen Nominated
Best Original Film Score Point Hsu Nominated
Best Film Editing Chan Ching-lin, Ian Lin and Chen Pei-ying Nominated
Best Sound Effects Tu Duu-chih, Chiang Yi-chen, Chen Yu-chieh Nominated
Audience Choice Award Coo-Coo 043 Nominated
FIPRESCI Prize Coo-Coo 043 Won
NETPAC Award Coo-Coo 043 Nominated
Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award Coo-Coo 043 Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Project Market". apm.biff.kr. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 一家子兒咕咕叫". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (30 August 2022). "'Coo-Coo 043' Set as Opening Film of Taiwan's Golden Horse Festival". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ "【金馬59】2022金馬獎得獎名單". Harper's BAZAAR (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ^ "《一家子兒咕咕叫》、《關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事》榮膺2022金馬影展開、閉幕片". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ Wong, Silvia. "'Coo-Coo 043', 'Marry My Dead Body' to bookend Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". Screen. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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