Drama ·Romance · Taiwan · 1997 · 1h 56m

The River

河流

The River poster
Director
Tsai Ming-liang
Cast
Lee Kang-sheng as Hsiao-Kang Miao Tian as Father Lu Yi-ching as Mother Chen Shiang-Chyi as Hsiao-Kang's Girlfriend Ann Hui as Film Director Chen Chao-jung as Anonymous Man
Crew
Liao Pen-jung — Director of Photography Lei Chen-ching — Editor Chan Sing-Cheong — Editor Tsai Ming-liang — Screenplay Yi-chun Tsai — Screenplay Pi-ying Yang — Screenplay
Synopsis

A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.

Trailer The River — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dysfunctional familygay parentgay theme
Key Collaborators
Tsai Ming-liang Director Liao Pen-jung Director of Photography Lei Chen-ching Editor Chan Sing-Cheong Editor Tsai Ming-liang Screenplay Yi-chun Tsai Screenplay Pi-ying Yang Screenplay Chiu Shun-Ching Producer Hsu Li-Kong Producer Tony Lan Production Design Yu Wang Costume Design
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