The Boys from Fengkuei
Drama
Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.
VIBE
A poignant, sun-drenched drift through restless youth. It captures the aimless energy of young men navigating small-town boredom and the harsh, indifferent realities of city life. Feels like a hazy, bittersweet memory.
melancholicwistfulgrittycoming-of-agesteadyslice-of-lifenaturalisticTaiwanese New Cinemacharacter-drivenyouthful aimlessnessdisillusionmentmasculinityurban struggle
