It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them on film.
Joris Ivens
Self
Liu Zhuang
Wang Delong
Wang Hong
Fu Dalin
Liu Guilian
Chen Zhijian
Zou Qiaoyu
Paul Sergent
Liu Hongyiu
Self - Interpreter (uncredited)
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Self (uncredited)
Henxiang Han
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