The story involved a group of youths from the country making their way in the big city, leading frustrated, aimless lives as they wait to be called into the military.
「風」片描寫一群從小鎮移居都市的年輕人，苦悶、無奈地等著當兵；心中覺得未來雖有機會，卻沒有一點把握。許多人認為這是一部以風韻代替故事性和戲劇性的散文電影；金馬獎編劇吳念真形容它像一幅潑墨，揮灑自如、令人回盪不已。