1 Movie Starring Ann Hui

The River

The River

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-08-07

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

Taiwan

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1741 Reviews)

Director:

Ming-liang Tsai

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Ming-liang Tsai

Yi-chun Tsai

Pi-ying Yang

Fullplot:

In Taiwan, Xiao-kang, a young man in his early 20s, lives with his parents in near silence. He is plagued by severe neck pain. His father is bedeviled by water first leaking into his bedroom and then flooding the apartment; rain is incessant. Xiao-kang's mother is overcome by sexual longing for her son, sometimes making seemingly incestuous overtures. They try virtually every intervention for Xiao-kang's neck: Western medicine, a chiropractor, acupuncture, an herbal doctor, and a faith healer, Master Liu. Are the family's silent dynamics and Xiao-kang's neck pain connected? And what about the body floating in the Tamsui River: is everything dead?

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