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TAIWAN · 1997

The River

Tsai Ming-liang
Taiwan New Wave physical ailment environmental pollution isolation and alienation medical helplessness urban malaise
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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.

Year1997
CountryTaiwan
DirectorTsai Ming-liang
MovementTaiwan New Wave
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