Scriptwriter
CHAN Ching Lin
Cinematography
CHEN Chi Wen
Editor
CHAN Ching Lin
Sound Director
TU Duu-chih, CHIANG Yi-chen
Composer
Point HSU
Art Director
I-Feng CHANG

Coo-Coo 043

Director
CHAN Ching Lin
Country
Taiwan
Year
2022
Genre
Family, Fantasy
Status
Completed
Duration
135 min
Language
Hokkien, Mandarin
Cast
YU An-Shun, HU Jhih-Ciang, YANG Li-Yin, RIMONG Ihwar
Synopsis
In the murky half-light, race pigeon 043 has finally returned after seven years.
 
043 wasn’t the only one that went missing seven years ago; the other was their son, Shih, whose disappearance remains the irreparable wound in Pigeon Master Ching’s heart. The family’s barely-maintained peace is shattered by 043’s return, as Ching’s daughter, Lulu, brings a beaten-up boy named Tig back home.
 
At first reluctant, Ching begins to see shades of Shih in Tig. After all, breeding pigeons with his son was his biggest wish. But wild pigeons can’t change their ways. Lulu leaves abruptly and never comes back. Ching’s wife, Ming, is also tempted to leave. She stealthily begins legal proceedings to declare Shih deceased.
 
Thunder booms vaguely afar; a typhoon emerges on the horizon. Grandpa’s death is the last straw that breaks this family’s back.
 
In the aftershock of the storm, what course should the wounded follow?
Awards & Festivals
•  Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2022 — Opening Film
•  Golden Horse Awards 2022 — Best Newcomer, Best Narrative Feature
•  FIPRESCI Prize 2022 
•  Taipei Film Festival 2023 — Best Supporting Actress
•  Hong Kong International Film Festival 2023— Young Cinema Competition
•  Singapore Chinese Film Festival 2023
•  Seattle International Film Festival 2023
•  Taiwan Film Festival in Australia 2023
•  Malaysia International Film Festival 2023
•  Cross-Strait Film Exhibition 2023
•  Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival 2023
•  Taiwan Film Festival of Boston 2023
•  Taiwan Film Festival Berlin 2023 

•  London East Asian Film Festival 2023 — Competition
•  ScreenShot: Asia Film Festival in Pittsburgh 2023 
•  China Golden Rooster&Hundred Flowers Film Festival 2023