Monga
Báng-kah
Taiwan
2010
140 Min
Color
2.40:1
Mandarin, Min Nan
Synopsis
Set in 1980s Taiwan, after the end of military dictatorship, Monga centers around the troubled lives of five boys coming of age together. The narrator of the story, Mosquito, is invited to be a part of the gang after a silly fight over a chicken leg. Mosquito has grown up without a father and has never had any real friends, so after Monk, Dragon and the others take him under their wing, he discovers an irresistible world of friendship and brotherhood. However, Mosquito soon discovers that in this violent world things aren’t always what they seem. When a group of mainlanders attempt to take over Monga, the fragile balance over the district’s turf is threatened, friendship is tested, and loyalty is questioned. —Palm Springs Internation Film Festival
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Sputnik-11
6Jan12
And my goodness, Those wooden student desks and the bentos the students used at the beginning have not changed in the public schools.
Sputnik-11
6Jan12
This film depicts the lives and culture of a specific temple gangster subculture of late 1970s and 1980s Taiwan, set in a famous red light street in Taipei. I had a fun time watching this with my dad, whose high school years were spent in Taipei. He told me how even for guys, it was scary walking into that district. The filming was good, and it was nice to see some of the most popular TW actors together.
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Taiwan Has A Gang Problem In MONGA
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[One here via the freshly launched Film Smash. Those of you lamenting the ignoble death of KFC Cinema, this is essentially those forums relaunched and – once again – the premiere place to go for Asia
Sitges 2010: MONGA Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
For his latest directorial effort, seasoned Taiwanese actor Doze Niu tells the semi-autobiographical story of a group of adolescent hoodlums growing up in 80s Taipei. Named after the old district in which
Solid Full Trailer For Taiwanese Youth-Gang Film MONGA
By Twitchfilm.com on April 30, 2011
Well, well. Action films are not something that come out of Taiwan with any great regularity these days and so we’ve been greatly intrigued by upcoming youth-gang film Monga. The first teaser stuck close
Sitges 2010: MONGA Review
By Twitchfilm.net on October 29, 2010
For his latest directorial effort, seasoned Taiwanese actor Doze Niu tells the semi-autobiographical story of a group of adolescent hoodlums growing up in 80s Taipei. Named after the old district in which
Solid Full Trailer For Taiwanese Youth-Gang Film MONGA
By Twitchfilm.net on October 29, 2010
Well, well. Action films are not something that come out of Taiwan with any great regularity these days and so we’ve been greatly intrigued by upcoming youth-gang film Monga. The first teaser stuck close
Taiwan Has A Gang Problem In MONGA
By Twitchfilm.net on October 29, 2010
[One here via the freshly launched Film Smash. Those of you lamenting the ignoble death of KFC Cinema, this is essentially those forums relaunched and – once again – the premiere place to go for Asia
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