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2018

YAYA

Directed by Justin Cheung
Sacrifice of Domestic Workers

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

Duration

0h 31m

Released

December 9, 2018

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Cast9

  • Teresita Lauang
  • Cindy Yeung
  • Carlito Lauang
  • Alfred Cheung
  • Christian Lauang
  • Ofelia Dela Cueva
  • Marriane Lauang
  • Ely Dela Cueva
  • Justin Cheung

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