Defying his parents, Hsiao Kang drops out of school to head for the bright lights of downtown Taipei. He falls in with Ah Tze, a pretty hood, and their relationship becomes a confused mixture of hero-worship and rivalry that soon leads to trouble.
From Gregg Araki to Wong Kar Wai, the ‘90s were alive with rich cinematic visions of youth and urban alienation. Tsai Ming-liang’s debut might be the best of both worlds: a cast of melancholy souls tirelessly search for themselves in Taipei’s streets and find what or may not be a false idol…
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Wong Kar Wai, 2013, Hong Kong
Kelly Reichardt, 2019, United States
Whit Stillman, 1990, United States
Paul Vecchiali, 2014, France
Ira Sachs, 2014, United States
Henner Winckler, 2002, Germany
Isabelle Prim, 2011, France
Martin Scorsese, 2004, United States
Götz Spielmann, 2008, Austria
Barbara Ott, 2013, Germany
