Lin, whose hands had much experience of digging the soil, could get to the heart of the subject matter. They shot 70 reels, or 140 hours, and eventually it was cut down to a two-hour film.
摸過泥土的林正盛涉入太深，這部紀錄片的原始材料一共拍了七十卷、一百四十小時的帶子，最後才剪成兩小時的成品。