The River

Tsai Ming Liang
Li Kang Sheng, Miao Tian, Lu Yi Jing, Chen Chao Rong, Chen Xiang Qi, Xu An Hua
1997
Taiwan, China
Completed
Mandarin Chinese
115 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as河流,is aTaiwan, ChinaProducerwomen sex,At1997Released in year
。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese,Current Douban rating7.8(For reference only)。
After working as a temporary actor, Xiao Kang (Li Kang Sheng) suffers from a strange disease that causes his neck to twist. His father (Miao Tian) takes him to seek medical help everywhere. Although the father already has a wife and child, he is a homosexual who is infatuated with the bodies of young boys. His family has long since become a mere formality, and he has lost the ability (or believes he has no responsibility to shoulder) to fulfill his duties. However, when it comes to Xiao Kang, he unconsciously plays the traditional "father" role, but only in a negligent way. Xiao Kang is a young homosexual but is unclear about the kind of comfort he seeks from relationships with the same sex. The emotional disconnect between his parents has not only made him lose confidence in heterosexual relationships but has also led him to blindly believe that same-sex relationships are merely a fleeting attraction and union of two bodies. Meanwhile, the mother (Lu Xiao Lin), who is neglected by both her husband (a man of the same generation) and her son (a younger man), can only silently endure the dual hunger and loneliness of both body and spirit.