Journey to the West (2014)

Original title

西遊

Directed by

Tsai Ming-liang

Genre

drama film

Country

Taiwan, France

Runtime

56 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A monk walks at an extremely slow pace through urban and natural landscapes. The camera observes his deliberate journey without dialogue or conventional plot.

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What happens

Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊; pinyin: Xīyóu) is a 2014 French-Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. The title is inspired by the 16th century Chinese literary classic of the same name. It had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014. It is an entry in Tsai's "Walker series" of films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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