Winds of September (2008)
- Original title
- 九降風
- Directed by
- Tom Lin Shu-yu
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1996 in Hsinchu, a group of teenage boys hang out, drinking, smoking, and gambling. The film follows their friendship and the strains that develop among them.
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What happens
Winds of September (Chinese: 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. Directed and co-written by Tom Lin Shu-yu, 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. Eric Tsang produced the Hong Kong adaptation, High Noon (2008), by Heiward Mak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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