The River

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The River

1997

1h 56m

6.7(73 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.

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9 members

Acting

李康生

Hsiao-Kang

Acting

苗天

Father

Acting

陸弈靜

Mother

Acting

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Hsiao-Kang's Girlfriend

Directing

Ann Hui

Film Director

Acting

陳昭榮

Anonymous Man

Acting

楊貴媚

Woman in Hotel

Acting

Lin Hsiao-Lan

Mother

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Zhang Long

Mother's Lover

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