''Winds of September'' () is a 2008 Taiwanese film. Set in 1996 in

Hsinchu Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

, 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

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. Directed and co-written by

Tom Lin Shu-yu Thomas Lin Shu-yu (; born 1976) is a Taiwanese director and screenwriter. After the critical success of his first two features, '' Winds of September'' (2008), for which he won Best Original Screenplay at the 45th Golden Horse Awards, and ''Sta ...

, the film was praised for its good acting and realistic themes. It was screened at the

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, and the

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the ...

in 2008.

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show '' Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently hol ...

produced the Hong Kong adaptation, ''High Noon'' (2008), by Heiward Mak.

Cast

* Rhydian Vaughan *Chang Chieh *Jennifer Chu *

Wang Po-chieh Wang Po-chieh (; born 25 September 1989) is a Taiwanese actor. Known for his roles in both film and television, he has won two Taipei Film Awards and been nominated for a Hundred Flowers Award and two Golden Bell Awards. Career Wang debuted ...

*Lin Chi-tai *Nelson Shen *

Mao Di Chris Chiu ( zh, t=邱宇辰, poj=Khu Ú-sîn, p=Qīu Yǔ Chén), born Chiu Yi-cheng (),

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Lawrence Ko Lawrence Ko (; born 28 April 1977) is a Taiwanese actor. Ko made his film debut when he was four years old. He has had roles in the Edward Yang films ''A Brighter Summer Day'' (1991), ''Mahjong'' (1996) and ''Yi Yi'' (2000), as well as the fi ...

Esther Liu Esther Liu (born 8 August 1988) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. Liu began her career at the age of 14 as part of the girl group Sweety with Joanne Tseng. In 2003, Liu made her acting debut in the television series ''West ...

as Hsieh Meng-lun *

Jag Huang Jag Huang (; born 13 May 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, screenwriter and acting coach who began his career in theater. He is known for starring in the television series '' Wake Up''. Personal life Huang married actress Tsai Hsuan-yen in 2012. T ...

as Police officer

Awards

The film was awarded Best Film at the Asian New Talent Awards of the 11th

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in June 2008. It was also nominated for the Grand Prize at the 10th

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. It won

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at the 45th Golden Horse Awards.

References

* * * * 2008 films Films set in Taiwan Taiwanese drama films 2008 drama films 2000s Mandarin-language films Films directed by Tom Lin {{Taiwan-film-stub

Cast

Awards

See also

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