Who’ll Stop the Rain

114 Minutes | 2023 | Fiction | Mandarin | English Subtitles

North American Premiere

In post-martial law Taiwan of 1994, Chi-wei (Lily LEE), a frustrated art student, joins a student strike against the culture of implicit obedience at college. She soon becomes drawn to Ching (YEH Hsiao-Fei), whose boyfriend Kuang (Roy CHANG) leads the strike. As the protest intensifies, so does the chemistry between Chi-wei and Ching, complicated by Kuang’s romantic interest in Chi-wei. Through this turbulent time, Chi-wei discovers her desires and emotions are as boundless as the freedom they are fighting for, making the protest not just a fight for freedom but also an ordeal of self-awakening.

SU I-Hsuan is a Taipei-based writer and director. Her TV Film Where The Sun Don’t Shine won Best TV Film, Best Lead Actor, and New Actor at the 2018 Golden Bell Awards. Su also directed the TV series Detention, which aired on Netflix in 2020. Who’ll Stop the Rain is her debut feature, which premiered at the 25th Taipei Film Festival and was selected for the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival.