I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone is a 2006 Malaysian-Taiwanese romantic drama film written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang. Lee Kang-sheng stars in a dual role as a brain-dead patient and as an injured homeless man. The film also stars Norman Atun and Chen Shiang-chyi.
Plot
The film tells two parallel stories. A brain-dead man, or Paralyzed Guy (as identified in the credits; played by Lee) is abused by his mother and cared for by his family's maid (Chen). Meanwhile, a homeless day laborer, or Homeless Guy (as identified in the credits; also played by Lee) is severely beaten by a mob before being carried home on a mattress around the streets in Kuala Lumpur by a group of men, including Rawang (Atun), a Bangladeshi migrant worker.
Cast
More details
author | Tsai Ming-liang |
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contentLocation | Malaysia |
director | Tsai Ming-liang |
editor | Chen Sheng-chang |
genre | drama |
keywords | abandon abuse bangladesh choke construction site everyday life flood kuala lumpur migrant worker paralyze sexual encounter sneak out tin can |
producer | Bruno Pésery Vincent Wang |
publisher | Axiom Films Fortissimo Films Strand Releasing |
theme | romantic drama |