A local Taiwanese hero indulging in glove puppetry A female reporter both intellectual and reckless, bent on having her way A queen of chicken... More

A local Taiwanese hero indulging in glove puppetry A female reporter both intellectual and reckless, bent on having her way A queen of chicken fillets selflessly devoted to her physically disabled brother A single mommy who sells steaks and cannot stand being bullied A group of proletarian heroes who fight for their lives and against a wicked local politician And who defend their territory in a battle for dreams Chicken fillets, beefsteaks, roast sausages, oyster noodles... At Ba Ba Ba Night Market, vendors not only sell food, but also the most simple but happiest memories that dance on our palates. A-hua is an eternal young man who, with his distinctive Taiwanese attitude, has something of a typical “Taike”, but in a very dashing way. He is the head of Ba Ba Ba Night Market's self-governing association, and with the help of his hearty, buddy-buddy and resourceful “Taike” character, he has put everything in order at the night market. With A-hua at the helm, Ba Ba Ba has largely gone beyond its role to become a source of support for the whole neighborhood. Each and every member of Ba Ba Ba has a sad story to tell and a family to support, but these naïve heroes choose to be optimistic and happy in their everyday endeavor. A-hua lives alone with his aging grandma, and when he's back at home, he is no longer the hero of the night market, but a tender and caring grandson to whom nothing is more important than his love for his grandma. Apart from the night market and his grandma, A-hua's life is practically a total blank, including in the domain of love. But things will change when a little traffic accident near the market takes place. A-hua encounters Lin Yi-nan, a tabloid reporter, and between the fiery, headstrong urban girl and the ardent grassroots young man, a funny war breaks out, offering, curiously, an outlet for their lonely and locked-up hearts. These humble characters' dreams have nothing to do with bicyling around Taiwan, or forming a musical band, or vacationing in Europe; what they care about is good weather and a life away from hunger and cold, and they know how to feel grateful for what they have. One peaceful day, with no advance warning, the land used by Ba Ba Ba Night Market becomes the property of a real estate company, which acts in collusion with politicians and deprives the vendors of all their rights. Faced with the prospect of the fruit of their long years of hard work being wiped out, these humble people are in a total panic. The development consortium's political support mainly comes from locally born assemblyman Jhang Jin-liang, nicknamed A-liang. During his younger years, he used to sell oyster noodles with A-hua's grandma, and was almost like a second father to A-hua. However, he became a helpless gambler and decided to run away, never returning to Granny's noodle stall. Whoever could predict that when he sees A-hua again years later, it would be in a context of betrayal! Driven by a mixture of new anger and old rancor, A-hua and Yi-nan lead the people of Ba Ba Ba in a war they vow to fight to the end. It is a war for life, and a war for dreams... Close