The River
1997 · Movie · Not Rated · 116 min · ★ 6.7 · 64% critics
A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.
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Details
- Original title
- 河流
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-08-07
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (79 votes)
Themes
- dysfunctional family
- gay parent
- gay theme
Cast & crew
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
Yang Kuei-mei
as Woman in Hotel
- LH
Lin Hsiao-Lan
as Mother
- ZL
Zhang Long
as Mother's Lover
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang