The River (1997)

Original title

河流

Directed by

Tsai Ming-liang

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man suffers from a mysterious and persistent neck pain. His parents struggle with their own separate lives, and the family drifts apart as they try to find a way to help him.

bleakslow-burnmelancholicvisually starkunsettlingintimatequiettensealienating

What happens

The River is a 1997 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang and starring Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tien, and Lu Yi-ching. The plot centers on a family who has to deal with the son's neck pain. In 2003, a critic called it Tsai's "bleakest film." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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