Winds of September

Winds of September
Directed by Lin Shu-yu (Tom Lin)
Produced by Yeh Jufeng
Eric Tsang
Written by Tsai Tsung-han (Henry Tsai)
Tom Lin
Starring Chang Chea
Jennifer Chu
Wei-Nian Sheng
Rhydian Vaughan
Bo-Chieh Wang
Music by Blaire Yo
Cinematography Fisher Yu
Edited by Hsiao-tong Chen
Distributed by ET Media Group (Int.)
Release dates
  • 6 June 2008
Running time
107 minutes
Country Taiwan
Language Mandarin

Winds of September (九降風) is a 2008 Taiwanese film, set in 1996 in Hsinchu, that 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.

Directed and co-written by Lin Shu-yu (Tom Lin), the film was praised for its good acting and realistic themes, and was exhibited at the Toronto International Film Festival 2008, and the Tokyo International Film Festival, in the same year.

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 a Taipei Award at the 10th Taipei Film Festival.

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