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Country: Taiwan/ Mandarin (2011)
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 105min
Format: DCP/HD
Director: YANG Li-Chou
楊力州
Producer: Michelle CHU
朱詩倩
Production Company:
Backstage Studio Co., Ltd.
後場音像紀錄工作有限公司
   
 
Poster
Young at Heart: Grandma Cheerleaders/ 青春啦啦隊
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Closing Film
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

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Synopsis

A bunch of age busters, determined to dance to the last heartbeat, and laugh to the last breath...

Who says the elderly could only wait for their deaths? A group of them, averagely aged 70, are determined to break the stereotype. They not only formed a team of cheerleaders but fought for the opportunity to perform at the opening ceremony of the World Game in Kaohsiung in July 2009. Their 9-month preparation left not only them but their families the most memorable memories of their lives.

這個世界太無趣了!小孩要用功讀書,年輕人要努力工作,成年人要組織家庭,而老年人就只好慢慢等死嗎?這群老人要徹底破壞刻板印象,組織一支勁歌熱舞的啦啦隊!這個啦啦隊年紀最大的八十八歲,平均年齡七十歲,卻有著令人咋舌的爆衝精神。為了有機會在世運表演,他們從2008年10月開始練習,記不住舞步、傷兵不斷,阿公阿?們天天吃阿鈣、維骨力強健骨骼,遲暮人生無法避免的生老病死,也在這準備登台的半年中,毫不留情地降臨。這群來自高雄的爺奶們,燃燒自己生命到最後一刻,絢爛迸放的青春火花,在加油吆喝聲中,留給下一代熱情溫暖的回憶。

 

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