Monga (film)

Monga
Directed byDoze Niu
Written byTseng Li-ting
Doze Niu
Produced byDennis Yu
Chan Ya-wen
Yao Cheng-chung
Chang Hsueh-shun
Alan Tong
Lee Lieh
Doze Niu
StarringEthan Juan
Mark Chao
CinematographyJake Pollock
Music bySandee Chan
Release dates
  • January 29, 2010 (2010-01-29) (Berlinale)
  • February 5, 2010 (2010-02-05) (Taiwan)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguagesTaiwanese Hokkien
Mandarin
Box office$4,244,158[1]

Monga (Chinese: 艋舺; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Báng-kah) is a 2010 Taiwanese gangster film. The film features Ethan Juan, Mark Chao, Ma Ju-lung, Rhydian Vaughan and Ko Chia-yen. Set in the titular district (now known as Wanhua District) of Taipei, the film follows the coming-of-age of Mosquito and initiation into gang life in the 1980s. The film was directed and co-written by Doze Niu, who also appears in the film.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Monga".
  2. ^ Derek Elley. Monga review at the Variety website. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. ^ James Topley. Monga 艋舺 review at the China Post website. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.