I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)

23 Mar 2007 • Drama, Romance • 1h 55m
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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?

Tsai Ming-liang
Director
Tsai Ming-liang
Writer
Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Norman Atun
Starring

Language: Min Nan, Malay, Mandarin, Bengali
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
Country: Malaysia, China, Taiwan, France, Austria
Metacritic Score: 78
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $19,292

6.9

IMDb (2436 votes)
88%
Rotten Tomatoes
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