YAYA

Top 9 Billed Cast

Teresita Lauang
Teresita Lauang

Cindy Yeung
Cindy Yeung

Carlito Lauang
Carlito Lauang

Alfred Cheung
Alfred Cheung

Christian Lauang
Christian Lauang

Ofelia Dela Cueva
Ofelia Dela Cueva

Marriane Lauang
Marriane Lauang

Ely Dela Cueva
Ely Dela Cueva

Justin Cheung
Justin Cheung

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    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

  • Release Date

    2018-12-09

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    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    Sacrifice of Domestic Workers

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