Heavy Craving
Taiwan Programme
Taiwan | 2019 | Mandarin | 90 min | Historical, Drama
Synopsis
30 years old. Weighs 105 kilograms. Lunch lady Ying-Juan was dealt a bad hand. She works at her mother’s childcare centre and has a harder time fitting in than a T-Rex in a petting zoo. On her birthday, Ying-Juan’s mother signs her up for a weight loss program. To earn her mom’s approval, Ying-Juan reluctantly joins the class.
But things change when Ying-Juan meets Wu, a deliveryman who bears a chequered past underneath his radiant smile. Encouraged by Wu, Ying-Juan becomes more determined to lose weight. Meanwhile, Ying-Juan discovers Xiao-Yu, a straight-A student at the childcare centre, is a secret cross-dresser, and a special bond begins to form between them. Just when things are getting on the right track, Ying-Juan’s passion for cooking and life seem to be fading away due to her over-aggressive diet. Bitterly, Ying-Juan finds herself standing on the brink of a meltdown, both physically and psychologically…
Credits
| Original Title | 大饿 |
| English Title | Heavy Craving |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Hsieh Pei-Ju |
| Producer | E.N. Lee, Wang Jing |
| Screenplay | Hsieh Pei-Ju |
| Cinematography | Wang Yu-Wen |
| Production Company | Rediance Films |
| Cast | Samantha Ko Shu-Chin, Lene Lai, Tsai Jia-Yin, Chang Yao-Jen |
Hsieh Pei-Ju
Taiwan
Hsieh Pei-Ju, was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, Pei-Ju has written, produced, and directed several 16mm and digital shorts in Taiwan and the U.S. She earned a BFA degree in Motion Picture in National Taiwan University of Arts and her MFA in Film Directing at Columbia University. She still has three milk teeth.
