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In the historical drama A Foggy Tale<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n During Yue\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n For Tang and Or, their characters\u2019 resilience is not only immensely admirable but also deeply inspiring to them in different ways.<\/p>\n Or, who received his first Golden Horse nomination \u2013 for best actor \u2013 for his work on the film, tells the South China Morning Post that he appreciates the simplicity of his character, whose name Chao Kung-tao is a play on the phrase \u201cfinding justice\u201d in Mandarin.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a very rugged, foul-mouthed character with a strong moral sense of loyalty. He\u2019s also quite direct and impulsive, partly because he\u2019s not cultured or educated. He loves the basic necessities of life, like eating and sleeping,\u201d Or says.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I think these types of people are the most resilient. I actually quite admire how easy it is for him to be happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nSet in 1950s Taiwan during the early years of the White Terror \u2013 a time of rampant political persecution under Kuomintang rule \u2013 A Foggy Tale<\/em> follows Yue (Caitlin Fang Yu-ting, American Girl<\/em><\/span>), a young girl from the rural region of Chiayi in the island\u2019s southwest, who attempts to reclaim her executed brother\u2019s remains in Taipei.<\/div>\n