The other purpose is to express the mood of the blacklisted Chen Chen-chien, for whom being barred from his native Kinmen was like being cast into a world without sunshine. Purse from a sow's ear As a native of Kinmen, Dong knows how to get his compatriots talking freely in front of the camera, and his role as a participant in his own documentaries adds to the persuasiveness of his films.
身為金門人，董振良可以引導當地居民在鏡頭前侃侃而談而不怯場，他的「參與者」角色敘事方式讓電影更有說服力，而缺乏資金，請不起演員，也讓董振良大量出現在自己的電影中擔任主角，這使得他電影的個人風格就更為強烈了。