Storyline
A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.
Cast & Crew
Lee Kang-sheng
Hsiao-Kang
Lead
Miao Tian
Father
Lu Yi-ching
Mother
Chen Shiang-Chyi
Hsiao-Kang's Girlfriend
Ann Hui
Film Director
Chen Chao-jung
Anonymous Man
Yang Kuei-mei
Woman in Hotel
LH
Lin Hsiao-Lan
Mother
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tsai Ming-liang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The River is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
