The River
1997•1h 56m•
★6.7(79 ratings)
DramaRomance
Overview
A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.
Director
Tsai Ming-liangWriters
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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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The original title is "河流" (ZH).
The runtime is 116 minutes (1h 56m).
The film was directed by Tsai Ming-liang.
The screenplay was written by Tsai Ming-liang and Yi-chun Tsai.
Cinematography was handled by Liao Pen-jung.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0119263.
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Good
79 votes
河流
Released
普通话
Taiwan
