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EGGS

By Saito CHONG

FRESH WAVE FILM FESTIVAL LIMITED - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline / FIN / FEST

True Story - Completed 2023

A true story about an illegal migrant worker couple trying to evade the police and ensure the safe delivery of the baby.

Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 2023

Local Competition

Kaohsiung Film Festival 2023

International Short Film Competition: Taiwan Shorts

Odyssey 2024

Official Selection

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- True Story, Drama, Thriller
- Countries
- HONG KONG (CHINA)
- Languages
- VIETNAMESE, TAIWANESE, MANDARIN
- Duration
- 19 mn
- Director(s)
- Saito CHONG
- Writer(s)
- Saito CHONG, Jo-En HUANG
- Cast
- Ngọc-Ánh NGUYỄN, Văn-Quý BÙI
- Producer(s)
- Chung-You CHEN
- Synopsis
- Inspired by a true story, Eggs tells the tale of A-Li and A-Mai from Vietnam who meet and fall in love in Taiwan. When A-mai gets pregnant, what follows is not necessarily a blessing. Like many lost-contact migrant workers in Taiwan who, worried that they cannot afford to raise their children, flee and take on cash-in-hand jobs, A-Li and A-Mai go up the mountain to a place full of lychee stink bugs where A-Li can earn some money. When stopped by the police, they escape into the mountains and forests for fear of their status as illegal migrant workers. Taking refuge inside an abandoned factory, the couple tries to evade the police and to ensure the safe delivery of the baby.