A Foggy Tale (Chinese: 大濛) is a 2025 Taiwanese drama film directed by Chen Yu-hsun set during the period of White Terror when Taiwan was ruled under the Kuomintang’s era of martial law. The film was named Best Narrative Feature at the 62nd Golden Horse awards.
It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
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Plot
The film follows a young Taiwanese girl from Chiayi who travels north to retrieve the remains of her brother, who had been executed by the Kuomintang. She develops a friendship with a local soldier and rickshaw driver.
It is set during the 1950s, in an era when the Kuomintang government violently persecuted perceived political dissidents to prevent infiltration by the Chinese Communist Party.
The movie's dialogue is mostly in Hokkien (better known as Taiwanese).
Cast
The film stars Caitlin Fang, Will Or, and Joanne Tang (also known by stage name 9m88).
Lee Lieh and Yeh Jufeng served as veteran producers of the film.
Caitlin Fang – N̂g Tshiu-gua̍t / Huang Chiu-Yue (黃秋月) aka A-Gua̍t / A-Yue (阿月)
Will Or – Ziu Gung-dou / Chao Kung-Tao (趙公道)
9m88 (Joanne Tang) – Khu Siù-hâ / Chiu Hsiu-Hsia (邱秀霞) aka A-Hâ / A-Hsia (阿霞)
Jing-Hua Tseng – N̂g Io̍k-hûn / Huang Yu-Yun (黃育雲)
Chen Yi-wen – Fan Chun (范春)
Mei-hsiu Lin (林美秀) – Aunt A-Tshiok / A-Chueh(阿雀姨)
Liu Kuan-ting – Ko Kim-tsiong / Kao Chin-chung (高金鐘)
Vivian Sung – Liu Nien-Yun (劉念雲)
Li-li Pan (潘麗麗) – Huang Chiu-Yue (adult)
Emerson Tsai – Lí Futao (李二雄)
Bamboo Chen – A-Gua̍t's uncle
Kingone Wang
Hu Jhih-ciang
Release
The film premiered at the 2025 Golden Horse Film Festival as the opening film in Chiayi.
Reception
A Foggy Tale received 11 nominations for the 62nd Golden Horse Awards, the most of any film. It eventually won a total of four: best narrative film, best original screenplay, Best Art Direction and Best Makeup & Costume Design.
