Hotel Saltwater

The Qiaotou youth LI Wen-hsin was arrested during the December 10, 1979, demonstration spearheaded by Formosa Magazine. After being thrown into prison, he learned a way to survive: mixing saltwater with white rice. He also recalled wonderful times with his girlfriend A-chun, the joys and suffering he shared with friends and family, and his longing for democracy. In this prison, referred to by inmates as the “Hotel Saltwater,” Wen-hsin and his companions, though suffering greatly, never let their thirst for freedom be extinguished.

• Cheng Wen-tangDirector
• Lin Chih-juDirector
• Cheng Wen-tangWriter
• Chen Fang-chiWriter
• Lee Pei-chinOriginal Music Composer

• Chang Yao-jenWen Chin
• Huang Di-yangA Te
• Ellen WuA Chun
• Emerson TsaiRen Huang
• Aaron HongChien Wei
• Fang Wen-linYue Ying
• Ming-Yo HsiehSong Pai
• Chiao Yuan-YuanYu Hua
• Hsieh Li-chinChin Lian
• Woon Chi-shingA Fang
• Sean SunChao Chi
• Brando HuangKun Yong