The Weight of Life

The Weight of Life

廖憶玲LIAO I-ling
朱柏穎CHU Po-ying
2013
  • Taiwan
70min
Colour
  • HDCAM
G

The Weight of Life

Synopsis

In the year of 1996, a national weightlifter coach called A-Fu, founded a female teenager weightlifting team with three Bunun girls from the "Taoyuan Tribe". They're either orphaned or raised by a single parent or grandparents. Despite their success in weightlifting, they are confronted with the harsh reality of their family situations, career development and love lives.

Festivals & Awards
2013 Taipei Film Festival