TAIWAN · 2005

The Wayward Cloud

Tsai Ming-liang
Taiwan New Wave urban isolation sex work water scarcity lost connections desire and longing
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Hsiao-Kang, now working as an adult movie actor, meets Shiang-chyi once again. Meanwhile, the city of Taipei faces a water shortage that makes the sales of watermelons skyrocket.

Year2005
CountryTaiwan
DirectorTsai Ming-liang
The Wayward Cloud poster

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