TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwanese movie “A Foggy Tale” drew a full house at a Berlin photo exhibition, moving viewers with its story of the White Terror period from 1949 to 1992, CNA reported Thursday.

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative Office in Germany, the “Taiwan Echoes of Democracy: Photo Exhibition” runs from Wednesday to May 16. The exhibition uses photos, films, and talks to show Taiwan’s path to democracy.

Directed by Chen Yu-hsun (陳玉勳), “A Foggy Tale” is set during the White Terror era, when the Kuomintang imposed martial law and restricted political and press freedoms. The film follows ordinary people facing fear, silence, and political pressure under authoritarian rule.

After the screening, many German viewers stayed to discuss Taiwan’s history, transitional justice, and the White Terror. Some overseas Taiwanese audience members were moved to tears as they remembered those who fought for the country's democracy, per Economic Daily News.

Curator Yeh Tzu-jui (葉子瑞) said the program uses film to trace the nation’s democratic development. He said he hoped the exhibition would bring Taiwan’s democratic experience into Berlin’s public cultural space.

The exhibition will also show three other Taiwan films about social movements and democracy: “A Dream of Whirlwind,” “Democracy in Practice,” and “The Eyes of Democracy.” The films cover social activists, the Sunflower Movement generation, and years of work by nine Taiwan photojournalists.