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
Acting
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
Glitter and Dust
The Silence
After the Apology
Kingdom of Us
Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote!
Wrong Turn
Paris, Texas
Running on Empty
Tower of Babel
Oppenheimer
Titanic
PK
Allies
Back on Board: Greg Louganis
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Waiting for August
In Free Fall
Eden Lake
Soul
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers