COO COO 043
Chan Ching-lin | 2022 | 135 minutes | Taiwan
Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Violence, Language
In Taiwanese filmmaker Ching-lin Chan’s bracing feature debut, a pigeon returns after seven years, reopening a family’s old wounds and festering resentments in a town enmeshed in the illegal pigeon racing circuit. Pigeon 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. This arrival of a drifting youngster brings changes to their lives. But also heralds an approaching storm.
AWARDS: 2022 Golden Horse Winner best narrative feature