Summary:
Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Grifters beat an immigrant day laborer and leave him on the streets. Rawang, a young man, finds him, carries him home, cares for him, and sleeps next to him. In a loft above lives a waitress. She sometimes provides care and attention. More violence seems a constant possibility. They find another man abandoned on the street, paralyzed. They carry him. While no one speaks to each other, sounds dominate: coughing, cooking, coupling, opening bags; music and news reports on a radio, the rattle and buzz of a restaurant. It's dark in the city at night. We see down hallways, through doors, down alleys. Who sleeps with whom?
| Runtime: | 115 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
| Countries: | Malaysia, China, Taiwan, France, Austria |
| Languages: | Mandarin, Malay, Taiwanese, Bengali |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ming-liang Tsai | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ming-liang Tsai | Writer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Azman Hassan | Hooligan |
| Hariry Jalil | Hooligan |
| Kang-sheng Lee | Hsiao-Kang |
| Kok-Choy Loh | Financier |
| Kok-Fai Chiew | Boss's Grandson |
| Lee-Lin Liew | Coffee-Shop Tea Maker |
| Leonard Tee | Light Seller |
| Mohammad Rani Bin Baker | Magician |
| Norman Atun | Rawang |
| Pearlly Chua | Coffee-Shop Boss |
| Rong-Sin Chan | Estate Agent |
| Rusli Bin Abdul Rahim | Hooligan |
| Shiang-chyi Chen | Coffee-Shop Waitress |
| Shiva | Indian Worker |
| Su-Yee Toh | Boss's Second Son |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bruno Pésery | Producer |
| Keith Griffiths | Executive Producer |
| Michael J. Werner | Executive Producer |
| Simon Field | Executive Producer |
| Vincent Wang | Producer |
| Wouter Barendrecht | Executive Producer |
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