I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

2006 · 118 min · ZH · NR · 6.6 (50 votes)
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · Starring Lee Kang-sheng, Norman Atun, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Pearlly Chua, Lee-Lin Liew, Leonard Tee
DramaRomance

Rawang, an immigrant from Bangladesh living in awful conditions, takes pity on a Chinese man, Hsiao-kang, who is beaten up and left in the street. Rawang lovingly nurses him on a mattress he found. When he is almost healed, Hsiao-kang meets the waitress Chyi. His love for Rawang is put to the test.

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A quiet, deeply felt exploration of connection found in unexpected places. It's a film that lingers, examining the tender, often painful, landscape of unrequited affection and the solace of human touch amidst hardship.

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