Fenggui lai de ren

The Boys from Fengkuei

by Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Four young men have just finished school in their island fishing village in Taiwan and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Gaoxiang to look for work. There they face the harsh reality of the big city. The movie attracted the attention of Olivier Assayas, a young critic who works for Cahiers du cinéma.
Country: Taiwan
Year: 1984
Running time: 101'
Format: 35 mm
Language: v. o.
Genre: fiction
Screenplay: Zhu Tianwen
Cinematography: Chen Kuhnou
Editing: Liao Qingsong
With: Niu Chengze, Lin Xiulung, Chen Shufang, Chao Pengju, Zhang Minling, Yang Liyin, Zhang Gu, Zhang Chunfang, Chen Bozheng
Produced by: Wannianqing