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
One October
Villages in the Sky
It Was a Wonderful Life
Town Bloody Hall
The Horror of It All
The Age of Stupid
Examined Life
Dominguinhos
Heart of a Dog
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Iverson
To Be Takei
Daguerréotypes
The Crash Reel
Manufactured Landscapes
Afghan Star
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
Love, Marilyn
Love, Gilda
Varda by Agnès