Almost all the scenes show abandoned pillboxes and bomb shelters, which he deliberately fits out to look like prison cells. One of his purposes in so doing is to convey a feeling for the numbing fear of the martial law period.
他故意將防空洞、碉堡佈置成牢房，一方面營造戒嚴時期金門緊張氣氛與荒蕪人心，一方面也適切地表達被列為黑名單的主角陳振堅望不到家鄉，彷彿也望不到天日的心情。