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Monga

Country: Taiwan, Language: Chinese, 140 mins

Original Title

Báng-kah
  • Director: Doze Niu
  • Writer: Li-ting Tseng
  • Producer: Yao Cheng-Chung; Tsai Hsin-Hung

CGiii Comment

Not bad at all.

There is a huge amount of energy displayed on screen - by the director and the actors.

A worthy effort indeed.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Ching-Tien Juan as Monk / Ho Tien-Yo;
Mark Chao as Mosquito / Chou Yi-Mong;
Ju-Lung Ma as Boss Geta;
Chia-yen Ko as Ning;
Rhydian Vaughan as Dragon Lee;
Jason Wang as Wim-kian;
Chang-Hsien Tsai as Monkey;
Teng-Hui Huang as A-Po;
Han Dian Chen as Dog Boy;
Feng Hsing as Boss Masa;
Hsiu-Ling Lin as Mosquito's Mother;
Man Ning Xi as Dragon's Mother;
Yi-Ching Lu as Auntie Po;
Doze Niu as Grey Wolf;
Hou Chieh as Monk's Father