We are Champions(HKAFF 2019)

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Taiwan’s hugely popular High School Basketball League (HBL) receives a cinematic makeover in the latest film from Golden Horse-winning director Chang Jung-chi (Touch of the Light). Loosely based on the real-life stories of two HBL players, the film follows a pair of basketball-loving brothers whose paths diverge when they end up on different teams – one an elite team aiming for their third consecutive championship, and the other a losing team facing disbandment. A word-of-mouth hit in Taiwan this past summer, We Are Champions is an authentic showcase of both the thrill of the game and the emotional plight of its players.