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少年阿霸士 (2001)

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Country
Taiwan

How it feels

A young Taiwanese indigenous man reluctantly accompanies a friend's girlfriend on a journey to a tribal village to find her unknown father. Along the way, both confront their uncomfortable relationship with their own indigenous heritage and identity.

introspectivemelancholicgentlegroundedreflectivebittersweetearthyslow-paced

What happens

《少年阿霸士》,公視人生劇展「部落三部曲」之二(另兩部為《瑪雅的彩虹》及《瓦旦的酒瓶》),鄭文堂執導,曾入圍第36屆金鐘獎單元劇導演(導播)獎。 泰雅族青年林致強,在朋友小孟的女友阿芳的拜託下,陪著阿芳一同回到部落裡尋找她從未謀面的父親。同樣身為台灣原住民族,阿強因為自己的泰雅族身份感到自卑,不願意承認自己是泰雅族的子孫;而從小在都市長大的阿芳雖然擁有原住民血統,卻對自己的傳統感到陌生。在這段尋找部落的旅途中,兩人重新認識了部落與原住民的傳統精神,也對自己的身份認同有了新的體會。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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