Cast
Yang Kuei-mei Lee Kang-sheng 
Chen Chao-jung
Credits
Written by: 
Tsai Ming-liang Yi-chun Tsai Pi-ying Yang
Cinematography: 
Pen-Jung Liao Ming-Kuo Lin
Produced by: Hu-pin Chung Li-Kong Hsu
Plot
Three strangers secretly share an empty apartment for sale in Taipei, and never say a word to one another.
Sinekatalog’s take
Tsai Ming-liang's near-silent Golden Lion winner watches three strangers secretly share an empty Taipei flat. Lonely, erotic and exact, with a famously long final take, it is a defining portrait of urban isolation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (5,632 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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