For decades, the great Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang has been directing exquisite examinations of alienation, isolation and the fleeting beauty of human connection – often in collaboration with his muse, actor Lee Kang-sheng.
His award-winning, critically acclaimed 2020 film, Days, undoubtedly stands as one of his best, sparest and most intimate works.
Lee once again stars as a variation on himself, wandering through a lonely urban landscape and seeking treatment in Hong Kong for a chronic illness. At the same time, a young Laotian immigrant working in Bangkok goes about his daily routine.
These two solitary men eventually come together in a moment of healing, tenderness and sexual release.
Among the most cathartic entries in Tsai’s filmography, Days is a work of longing, constructed with the director’s customary brilliance at visual composition and crafted with a profound dose of empathy.
Watch the trailer for Days below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.
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