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201226 minPGdocumentary

6.3/ 10(22 ratings)• TMDB

Walker

201226 minPGdocumentary

6.3/ 10(22 ratings)• TMDB

A slow-moving figure navigates the bustling streets of Hong Kong, contrasting urban chaos with stillness, in a short film by Tsai Ming-Liang.

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Tsai Ming-liang

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A slow-moving figure navigates the bustling streets of Hong Kong, contrasting urban chaos with stillness, in a short film by Tsai Ming-Liang.

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Tsai Ming-liang

Tsai Ming-liangdirector

Tsai Ming-liang

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Lee Kang-Sheng

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A slow-moving figure traverses the bustling streets of Hong Kong in "Walker," a short film by Tsai Ming-Liang. Created for the 2012 Hong Kong International Film Festival, the film contrasts urban chaos with moments of stillness. It features a closing song by Hong Kong actor and singer Samuel Hui. "Walker" was selected as the closing short for the Cannes Film Festival in 2012.

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