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He liu, a film by Tsai Ming-Liang

Label
He liu, a film by Tsai Ming-Liang
Language
chi
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
He liu
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
51854528
Responsibility statement
a film by Tsai Ming-Liang
Runtime
113
Summary
"A mother, father and son live together in a small apartment in Taipei, but lead very separate lives. The son, Xiao-kang, drifts through life without a job; the mother is an elevator operator having an affair with a man who pirates pornographic movies; and the father pursues illicit pleasures in the city's gay saunas and is on a mission to stop the leaking water from the apartment upstairs. When the son is stricken with an agonizing pain in his neck and shoulders, seemingly from taking an ill-advised dunk in the polluted Tansui River, the family is driven on a quest to alleviate the son's pain." -- Container
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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River
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