Il fiume

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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Tsai Ming-liang directed Il fiume in 1997. See Tsai Ming-liang's full filmography, where to start with Tsai Ming-liang, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tsai Ming-liang.

Il fiume was released in 1997 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 116 minutes.