If you loved Goodbye, Dragon Inn, try The River

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Tsai Ming-liang, and they both carry the outsider, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Goodbye, Dragon Inn, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

outsiderslow burn

What The River is

Polluted waters cause a young man neck pain. He got hurt filming a movie scene. His pain becomes a persistent nuisance.

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