7.6 /10 1 Votes
Produced by Cheng Yu-Chieh Production
company Filmosa Production Music director Suming | 7.6/10 IMDb Music by Suming Initial release 4 July 2015 Producer Chun-Yao Hsieh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Cheng Yu-Chieh
Lekal Sumi Written by Cheng Yu-Chieh
Lekal Sumi Starring Ado' Kaliting Pacidal
Dongi Kacaw
Rahic Gulas
Kaco Lekal
Bokeh Kosang Directors Cheng Yu-Chieh, Lekal Sumi Cast Yi-Fan Hsu, Dongi Kacaw, Kaco Lekal, Louis Lu, Ado Kaliting Pacidal, Rahic Gulas Screenplay Cheng Yu-Chieh, Lekal Sumi Similar Zinnia Flower, The Laundryman, Shōjo Tsubaki, Hang in There - Kids!, Do Over | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Panay is a 2015 feature film directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Yu-Chieh and Lekal Sumi Cilangasan. It is inspired by a true story.
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Panay is a very common female name among the Taiwanese Indigenous tribe, it simply stands for the beautiful spike of rice.
This is one of the few Taiwanese movies that filmed from an indigenous perspective. Through the cross ethnic cooperation between two directors, Cheng Yu-Chieh (Han) and Lekal Sumi (Pangcah). Actors are mostly new to the stage, they are fresh yet persuasive. The movie was being awarded the Audience Choice Award from the Taipei Film Festival. Panay's theme song “Aka pisawad” won the Best Original Film Song of the 52th Golden Horse Awards.
Plot
Panay worked in the city as a journalist. One day, she found her tribe has been overdeveloped and changed by tourism. They were losing their land and their culture, so she decided to return home to bring back the abandon terrace. In the process, she found it’s not only about the land, but also about who she really is.
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Reception
Three general comments from three media about the movie are as follow:
This heartfelt drama illuminates many of the complex issues faced by Taiwan's Aboriginal communities.
The story of a Taipei news reporter who returns to her indigenous village and joins a campaign to stop outsiders taking farmland for development is nothing new, but its setting is idyllic and the acting naturalistic.
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This saccharine, prettily shot family drama is destined for further festival play.
and the movie also received a number of accolades.