I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
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I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

6.5 / 10 2006 1h 58mNR Chinese
DramaRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Lee Kang-sheng

Lee Kang-sheng

Hsiao-Kang

Lead
NA

Norman Atun

Rawang

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Chyi

Pearlly Chua

Pearlly Chua

Lady Boss

LL

Lee-Lin Liew

Coffee-Shop Tea Maker

LT

Leonard Tee

Light Seller

ST

Su-Yee Toh

Boss's Second Son

KC

Kok-Fai Chiew

Boss's Grandson

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tsai Ming-liang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker