In the historical drama A Foggy Tale, which won the best narrative film and best original screenplay gongs at the 2025 Golden Horse Awards, writer-director Chen Yu-hsun tells the emotional stories of everyday individuals who fight tirelessly to survive against a backdrop of intense political and social turbulence.
Set in 1950s Taiwan during the early years of the White Terror – a time of rampant political persecution under Kuomintang rule – A Foggy Tale follows Yue (Caitlin Fang Yu-ting, American Girl), a young girl from the rural region of Chiayi in the island’s southwest, who attempts to reclaim her executed brother’s remains in Taipei.
During Yue’s journey, she encounters Chao Kung-tao (Hong Kong actor Will Or Wai-lam), a rickshaw driver and former soldier, and reconnects with her long-lost sister, Hsia, a child bride turned showgirl played by singer-songwriter Joanne Tang Yu-chi, better known by her stage name 9m88.
