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Rock Me To The Moon (2013)

Rock Me To The Moon poster
Original title
一首搖滾上月球
Directed by
Chia-Chun Huang
Genre
documentary film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 55m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about six fathers in Taiwan who each have a child with a rare disease. They form a band and work toward performing at a major music festival while dealing with the everyday struggles of caring for their families.

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What happens

《一首搖滾上月球》(英語:Rock Me To The Moon),是一部由黃嘉俊花費六年時間拍攝執導的紀錄片,描寫臺灣罕見疾病家庭的日常壓力以及病友之間互相扶助的情誼,由6個罕見疾病家庭的父親共同成立「睏熊霸」樂團,以登上貢寮國際海洋音樂祭表演為目標的奮鬥歷程。本片獲第15屆台北電影節「觀眾票選獎」 與第50屆金馬獎「最佳原創電影歌曲」。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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