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Bookmark this pageDust in the Wind (1987)
Director: Hou Xiaoxian
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From Time Out Film Guide
Faintly disappointing by Hou's own very high standards, this story of teenage love and betrayal (framed by a move from village to city) is notable for its sociological precision and its oblique criticism of Taiwanese militarism. As often in Hou's movies, mainland China is a huge off-screen presence, here briefly stumbling on-screen in the person of a terrified fisherman whose boat has sailed off-course. Performances and technical standards are both superb, but there's a nagging sense that the director is marking time rather than moving forward.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Hou Xiaoxian
Producer: Zhang Huakun, Li Xianchang
Cast: Wang Ching-wen, Hsing Shu-fen, Ch'en Shu-fang, Li Tien-lu, Lin Yang, Mei Fang full cast
Duration: 110 mins
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