TAIWAN CINEMA SHOWCASE
U MOTHERBAKER
(我的婆婆怎麼把OO搞丟了)
U.S. PREMIERE
Taiwan | Comedy | 2023 | 113 minutes | In Mandarin w/English subtitles
DIRECTOR: Danny Teng
STARRING: Hsin-Ling Chung, Peijia Huang, Jeffery Hsu, Shu-Wei Chang
Available for streaming March 23-29, 2024 for U.S. viewers.
SYNOPSIS:
Cake shop owner Tsai-Siang Lin finds herself in trouble when she becomes the last person to meet OO. Can Tsai-Siang, with the help of her family, find the missing pop star?
U MOTHERBAKER is a light-hearted film sequel to the popular Taiwanese television family comedy series of the same name. Released during the Chinese New Year, the film is hilariously funny and family friendly.
Danny Teng, Director
Danny Teng, born in 1956 in Taiwan, is a seasoned Taiwanese director and actor. In his early years, he joined the "Lan Ling Theater Workshop" to study acting. Subsequently, he participated in television dramas and films, such as YI YI, 2020 and A SUN, 2020. In addition to his accomplishments as an actor, Deng has also directed numerous television films. Notably, his work on the TV series U MOTHERBAKER (我的婆婆怎麼 那麼可愛, 2020) earned him a nomination for Best Directing for a Television Series at 2021 Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan.