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YAYA

2018-12-09 · 31 min · ★ 7.0

Documentary · Family

YAYA is a story about a filmmaker who explores the complex relationship between his family and the domestic worker who spent decades away from her family in the Philippines to raise his. This documentary is a tribute to all the domestic workers in Hong Kong, who has served as the backbone of Hong Kong's economy by unleashing a substantial female workforce into the economy and taken care of so many lives with love and care. You are all heroes in the hearts of the Hong Kong people. - Justin Cheung, the director

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Directors
Justin Cheung
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Countries
Hong Kong
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Teresita Lauang
Cindy Yeung
Carlito Lauang
Alfred Cheung
Christian Lauang
Ofelia Dela Cueva
Marriane Lauang
Ely Dela Cueva
Justin Cheung

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