Winds of September
Winds of September (九降風) is a 2008 Taiwanese film. Set in 1996 in Hsinchu, it focuses on a gang of teenage boys who drink, smoke and gamble, and the relationships between them. It broke a number of taboos in Taiwanese filmmaking, including showing the group skinny dipping.
| Winds of September | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tom Lin |
| Produced by | Yeh Jufeng Eric Tsang |
| Written by | Tsai Tsung-han Tom Lin |
| Starring | Chang Chea Jennifer Chu Sheng Wei-nian Rhydian Vaughan Wang Po-chieh |
| Music by | Blaire Yo |
| Cinematography | Fisher Yu |
| Edited by | Chen Hsiao-tong |
| Distributed by | Atom Cinema |
Release date |
|
Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
Directed and co-written by Tom Lin, the film was praised for its good acting and realistic themes. It was screened at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2008.
Cast
- Rhydian Vaughan
- Chang Chieh
- Jennifer Chu
- Wang Po-chieh
- Lin Chi-tai
- Nelson Shen
- Mao Di
- Teresa Daley
- Eric Tsang
- Lawrence Ko
- Esther Liu as Hsieh Meng-lun
- Jag Huang as Police officer
Awards
The film was awarded Best Film at the Asian New Talent Awards of the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2008. It was also nominated for the Grand Prize at the 10th Taipei Film Awards.
References
- "Winds Of September wins SIFF's Asian New Talent Awards | News". Screen. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- "chinafilmjournal.com". chinafilmjournal.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- Winds of September on IMDb
- "Movies News - MTV". film.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.