Night market hero
Night market hero
- Taiwan Taisheng Multimedia 2011
- 1videodisc (124min.)
Night Market Hero is a 2011 Taiwanese film. The plot focuses on the life of food vendors in Taiwan's night markets. The 888 Night Market, is a place filled with an atmosphere of warmth and joy every day. A-hua is the night market's managing director and, responsible for mediating night market disputes to protect the interests of the vendors. One night, Lin Yi-nan, a female reporter, was riding her motorcycle and collided with Hsiao-chi near the night market. When A-hua met Lin Yi-nan, his heart unconsciously opened. However, since their meeting, Lin Yi-nan's life fell into chaos – at work, she was severely criticized by her supervisor; her boyfriend broke up with her; and she was sentenced to community service at 888 Night Market as a punishment for destroying an electric circuit. The friendliness of A-hua and the vendors gradually dispelled the loneliness that Lin Yi-nan felt in a foreign place, and their relationship was no longer tense. Later, a construction company purchased the land where 888 Night Market was located, bribed legislator Chang Chin-liang, and threatened to close the market. The vendors’ livelihoods were at risk. What was worse, the construction company also employed gangsters to damage the night market.
To protect the night market, A-hua led the vendors to protest and work with media to reveal the stories of their hardships and dreams. In the end, the night market was preserved.
Taiwan-Movie, Food Vendors-Taiwan, Vendors’ livelihoods- Risk, Construction company, employed gangsters, night market was preserved- after struggle
791.4372 / YE-N
Night Market Hero is a 2011 Taiwanese film. The plot focuses on the life of food vendors in Taiwan's night markets. The 888 Night Market, is a place filled with an atmosphere of warmth and joy every day. A-hua is the night market's managing director and, responsible for mediating night market disputes to protect the interests of the vendors. One night, Lin Yi-nan, a female reporter, was riding her motorcycle and collided with Hsiao-chi near the night market. When A-hua met Lin Yi-nan, his heart unconsciously opened. However, since their meeting, Lin Yi-nan's life fell into chaos – at work, she was severely criticized by her supervisor; her boyfriend broke up with her; and she was sentenced to community service at 888 Night Market as a punishment for destroying an electric circuit. The friendliness of A-hua and the vendors gradually dispelled the loneliness that Lin Yi-nan felt in a foreign place, and their relationship was no longer tense. Later, a construction company purchased the land where 888 Night Market was located, bribed legislator Chang Chin-liang, and threatened to close the market. The vendors’ livelihoods were at risk. What was worse, the construction company also employed gangsters to damage the night market.
To protect the night market, A-hua led the vendors to protest and work with media to reveal the stories of their hardships and dreams. In the end, the night market was preserved.
Taiwan-Movie, Food Vendors-Taiwan, Vendors’ livelihoods- Risk, Construction company, employed gangsters, night market was preserved- after struggle
791.4372 / YE-N