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Mongrel
Human Rights/Labor/Social
- CountryTaiwan/Singapore/France
- Production Year2024
- Running Time130min
- FormatDCP
- ColorColor
© 2024 E & W Films, Le Petit Jardin, Deuxième Ligne Films
Program Note
A group of undocumented migrant workers secretly reside in the mountains of Taiwan. They’ve handed over their passports to the man they call Boss in exchange for jobs as caregivers, but they haven’t been paid in two months. Among them, Oom, who has earned the boss’ favor and receives small privileges, takes care of Hui, a man with cerebral palsy, and his sick mother. When a careworker named Indri passes away, Oom is also charged with caring for Indri’s patient. The more dedicated Oom fulfills his duties, the more he drifts apart from his fellow workers; the more he fulfills his clients’ demands, the further he strays from his own conscience. And let’s not lose sight of the strange mongrel’s gaze, fixed on Oom’s hunched back whenever he is overwhelmed by sorrow and guilt. Mongrel is the English title of this film, which received a Special Mention in the Camera d’Or category at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, while its original title “白衣蒼狗 (Bai Yun Cang Gou)” is a Chinese idiom that refers to the ever-changing nature of the world. (CHOI Eun)
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Director
CHIANG Wei Liang
Born in Singapore and studied Film Directing at the Taipei National University of the Arts. His short film Anchorage Prohibited (2015) was screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Singapore International Film Festival, and won the Audi Short Film Award at the Berlin Film Festival. He was later invited to the competition section of the Venice Film Festival with his VR short, Only the Mountain Remains (2018). Mongrel is his feature debut and was screened at the Directors′ Fortnight at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
YIN You Qiao
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Credit
- DirectorCHIANG Wei Liang
YIN You Qiao - ProducerWeijie LAI
Lynn CHEN
Yun-ting CHU - CastWanlop RUNGKUMJAD
Lu YI-CHING
Yu-Hong HONG
Shu-Wei KUO
Atchara SUWAN - CinematographyMichaël CAPRON
- Production DesignChih-wei LIV YE
- EditorDounia SICHOV
- Executive ProducerHsiao-hsien HOU
Ching-sung LIAO
Jennifer JAO - Co-ProducerMarie DUBAS
Elizabeth WIJAYA - Production CompanyE&W Films
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