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Who'll Stop the Rain

2023 · 114 min

A quiet, earnest coming-of-age story set against a charged political backdrop, blending first love with the urgency of protest.

Overview: In the 1994 post-martial law period in Taiwan, the students were in the midst of protest. Chi-wei, a female college student, joins the strike to fight for their freedom of expression. During the protest, she slowly becomes attracted to Ching, the girlfriend of the leader of the student strike.
How it feels: Earnest, romantic, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Freedom, love, identity, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: freedom
love
identity
politics
coming-of-age
Places: big city
school
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild