In the 1920's, when Taiwan is Japan's colony, the small town Chiu-Fen was famous of its gold mines. Escaping from the landlord's control, Chu and Wei join the gold rush in Chiu-Fen, hoping that they can be rich and have their own land some day. The are two kinds of women in the small town : hard working housewives and prostitute. The formers are always struggling in poverty. Jou is one of them. People believe that she is doomed to be a widow. She married twice. Both of her husbands are dead. Che falls in love with her anyway. He becomes her third husband in despite of people's warning. Many of the masters of brothels make a future from prostitution business as well as the black market of gold. Wei loves Fumiko, a young prostitute. He decides to buy back her freedom. Unfortunately, Fumiko is infected with V.D., dying. On the other hand, a gold mine tunnel is crashed suddenly, buries a lot of miners. Chu is among them. Jou packs the memorial tablets of her three husbands and leaves the silent mountain. 不归山的淘金梦。无言的山丘。我所留意到的几个细节。无缘的地方，无言的伤痛。螺丝钉之歌-王童电影掠影。难忘的1993年。无言的山丘。金钱·权力·性和欲望·，组成社会的必然，《无言的山丘》我的山丘。。《导演说》之《无言的山丘》。这无缘的地方。 1927年，大量贫苦农民涌向台湾九份山区金瓜石，圆他们的淘金梦。憨厚的佃农阿助、阿尾兄弟随着淘金人潮来到九份，投租在寡妇阿柔的陋屋里。阿柔是位人称克夫运的可怜女人，她与阿助日久生情。淘金热的兴起，使九份充斥着走私与色情。日本方面派才俊柴田负责治理金矿的秩序。然而，矿工与妓院勾结，黄金交易日益猖獗，抗争事件纷乱迭起，才俊被杀。阿助与阿柔婚后不久病故，阿柔欲哭无泪，带着四个孩子及亡夫的牌位，落寞地离开九份……
