Winds of September
Winds of September 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, by Heiward Mak.
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
It won Best Original Screenplay at the 45th [Golden Horse Awards].