Coo-Coo 043

Coo-Coo 043 (Chinese: 一家子兒咕咕叫) is a 2022 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Chan Ching-lin. Set in the world of pigeon racing, it revolves around a struggling family who relies on the sport for a living, as they face the threat of an economic downturn and the disappearance of their son. It was selected as the opening film of the 2022 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival.^[3]

Coo-Coo 043
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese	一家子兒咕咕叫
Simplified Chinese	一家子儿咕咕叫
Literal meaning	"A family that coos"
Hanyu Pinyin	Yī jiā zǐ er gū gū jiào
Directed by	Chan Ching-lin
Written by	Chan Ching-lin
Produced by	Lin I-Ling Lin Shih-ken[1]
Starring	Yu An-shun Yang Li-yin Hu Jhih-ciang Rimong Ihwar
Edited by	Chan Ching-lin Ian Lin Chen Pei-ying
Music by	Point Hsu
Production company	Atom Cinema
Distributed by	A Really Happy Film (Taipei)
Release dates	November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02) (Taipei Golden Horse) November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
Running time	135 minutes[2]
Country	Taiwan
Languages	Mandarin Taiwanese

It won Best Narrative Feature at the 59th Golden Horse Awards.^[4]

Cast

• Yu An-shun as Ching
• Yang Li-yin as Min
• Hu Jhih-ciang as Hsiao-hu
• Rimong Ihwar as Meng-lu
• Yang Ching-huang as Priest

Production

Coo-Coo 043 was chosen as one of the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion Work-In-Progress Projects in 2021. It is the follow-up work to Chan's debut feature The Island That All Flow By which scored Best New Director and Best Leading Actress nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards. Chan was also previously nominated for Golden Horse Award for Best Live Action Short Film for A Breath from the Bottom in 2013.^[5][6]

Awards and nominations

Cast and crew members at the 59th Golden Horse Awards

Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
59th Golden Horse Awards	Best Narrative Feature	Coo-Coo 043	Won	[7]
	Best Director	Chan Ching-lin	Nominated
	Best Leading Actor	Yu An-shun	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Hu Jhih-ciang	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Yang Li-yin	Nominated
		Rimong Ihwar	Nominated
	Best New Performer	Hu Jhih-ciang	Won
	Best Original Screenplay	Chan Ching-lin	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	Chang Yi-feng	Nominated
	Best Makeup & Costume Design	Emma Chen	Nominated
	Best Original Film Score	Point Hsu	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Chan Ching-lin, Ian Lin and Chen Pei-ying	Nominated
	Best Sound Effects	Tu Duu-chih, Chiang Yi-chen, Chen Yu-chieh	Nominated
	Audience Choice Award	Coo-Coo 043	Nominated
	FIPRESCI Prize	Coo-Coo 043	Won
	NETPAC Award	Coo-Coo 043	Nominated
	Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award	Coo-Coo 043	Nominated