North American Premiere
An elderly activist rallies his community against the expansion of an oil refinery in their tiny fishing village.
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Taiwan
2023
In Mandarin with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Ho Ping
Producer
Ting-Hao Chiu
Screenwriter
Hung Chen
Cinematography
Pan Chien Ming
Editor
Hung Chen
Art Director
Ru Chang
Hung Chen
Hung Chen is a Taiwanese director, screenwriter, and editor. He has a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from the Department of Motion Pictures at the National Taiwan University of Arts. His short film Icarus (2019) was selected for the Taipei Film Festival. When the Wind Rises (2023) is his latest work.
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