Film – The Boys from Fengkuei

Asia Society kicks off an ongoing monthly series titled Films to See Before You Die featuring classic films and underseen gems from across Asia and the Asian diaspora with extended introductions by Asia Society’s Curator of Film. 

The Boys from Fengkuei marks the beginning of a now 14-film-strong collaboration between Hou Hsiao-Hsien and acclaimed Taiwanese writer T’ien-wen Chou, and the former has cited it as a personal favorite among his own films. The duo’s characteristically elliptical plot follows three provincial teenagers seeking work and trouble in the big city.