{{Short description|2008 Taiwanese film by Tom Lin Shu-yu}} {{No footnotes|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Winds of September | native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none | t = 九降風 | p = Jiǔ Jiàng Fēng | l = Nine Falling Wind }} | image = Winds of September.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Tom Lin Shu-yu | producer = Yeh Jufeng<br>Eric Tsang | writer = Tsai Tsung-han<br>Tom Lin | starring = Chang Chea<br />Jennifer Chu<br />Sheng Wei-nian<br />Rhydian Vaughan<br />Wang Po-chieh | music = Blaire Yo | cinematography = Fisher Yu | editing = Chen Hsiao-tong | studio = | distributor = Atom Cinema | released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|06|06}} | runtime = 107 minutes | country = Taiwan | language = Mandarin | budget = | gross = }} '''''Winds of September''''' ({{zh|t=九降風}}) 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,{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} 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'' (2008), by Heiward Mak.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-03-19|title=Q & A with HIGH NOON director Heiward Mak|url=https://caamedia.org/blog/2009/03/19/q-a-with-high-noon-director-heiward-mak/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=CAAM Home|language=en-US}}</ref>
==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== The film was awarded Best Film at the Asian New Talent Awards of the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2008. It was also nominated for the Grand Prize at the 10th Taipei Film Awards.
It won Best Original Screenplay at the 45th Golden Horse Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-19|title=Tom Lin Searches for History and Humanity at 'The Garden of Evening Mists'|url=https://international.thenewslens.com/feature/2019-tghff/127687|access-date=2021-09-02|website=The News Lens International Edition|language=en}}</ref>
==See also== * Nudity in film (East Asian cinema since 1929) *''You Are the Apple of My Eye'' (2011) — Taiwanese coming-of-age high school film in 1990s Taiwan loosely based on the director's life
==References== *{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/winds-of-september-wins-siffs-asian-new-talent-awards/4039510.article|title=Winds Of September wins SIFF's Asian New Talent Awards | News|website=Screen|accessdate=2017-09-17}} *{{cite web|url=http://chinafilmjournal.com/2008/12/04/film-review-winds-of-september-%E4%B9%9D%E9%99%8D%E9%A2%A8/|website=chinafilmjournal.com|title=chinafilmjournal.com|accessdate=2017-09-17}} * {{IMDb title|1286562|Winds of September}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.film.com/movies/winds-of-september/23089254|title=Movies News - MTV|website=film.com|accessdate=2017-09-17}}
Category:2008 films Category:Films set in Taiwan Category:Taiwanese drama films Category:2000s Taiwanese films Category:2008 drama films Category:2008 Mandarin-language films Category:Films directed by Tom Lin Category:Mandarin-language drama films
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