Durian Durian

Durian Durian

2000 · 116 min · ZH · 6.8 (27 votes)
Dir. Fruit Chan · Starring Qin Hailu, Wai-Fan Mak, Xiao Ming Biao, Fan Lei, Wai Yiu Yung, Qingyong Hu · Music Lam Wah-Chuen · Prostitute Trilogy
Drama

The first half of this film portrays the experiences of a young northern mainland Chinese woman (Fan) temporarily working as a sex worker in Hong Kong. After her 3-month visa expires, the second half of the film focuses on Yan's return to her family and her ex-fiancé in Northeast China and the ways that she invests the money that she has earned.

VIBE

A raw, intimate portrait of urban isolation and fleeting connection. It feels like a humid, late-night wander through neon-lit streets, observing lives lived on the margins with a quiet, unflinching gaze.

grittymelancholicintrospectivesensualslow-burnnaturalisticslice-of-lifearthousecharacter studyurban alienationsex worklonelinessdesire
hong kongprostitution
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