I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
23 Mar 2007 • Drama, Romance • 1h 55m
Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Grifters beat an immigrant day laborer and leave him on the streets. Rawang, a young man, finds him, carries him home, cares for him, and sleeps next to him. In a loft above lives a waitress. She sometimes provides care and attention. More violence seems a constant possibility. They find another man abandoned on the street, paralyzed. They carry him. While no one speaks to each other, sounds dominate: coughing, cooking, coupling, opening bags; music and news reports on a radio, the rattle and buzz of a restaurant. It's dark in the city at night. We see down hallways, through doors, down alleys. Who sleeps with whom?
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Language:
Min Nan, Malay, Mandarin, Bengali
Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations
Country:
Malaysia, China, Taiwan, France, Austria
Metacritic Score:
78
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Box Office Total:
$19,292