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I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
Hei yan quan (original title)

115 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  2 December 2006 (Serbia)
7.0
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Ratings: 7.0/10 from 991 users   Metascore: 78/100 
Reviews: 14 user | 52 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com

Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Grifters beat an immigrant day laborer and leave him on the streets... See full summary »

Director:

Ming-liang Tsai
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kang-sheng Lee Kang-sheng Lee ...
Shiang-chyi Chen Shiang-chyi Chen ...
Coffee-shop Waitress
Norman Atun Norman Atun ...
Rawang
Pearlly Chua Pearlly Chua ...
Coffee-Shop Boss
Lee-Lin Liew Lee-Lin Liew ...
Coffee-Shop Tea Maker
Leonard Tee Leonard Tee ...
Light Seller
Su-Yee Toh Su-Yee Toh ...
Boss's Second Son (as Samantha Toh Su-Yee)
Kok-Fai Chiew Kok-Fai Chiew ...
Boss's Grandson
Rong-Sin Chan Rong-Sin Chan ...
Estate Agent
Kok-Choy Loh Kok-Choy Loh ...
Financier
Shiva Shiva ...
Indian worker
Mohammad Rani Bin Baker Mohammad Rani Bin Baker ...
Magician
Rusli Bin Abdul Rahim Rusli Bin Abdul Rahim ...
Hooligan
Azman Hassan Azman Hassan ...
Hooligan (as Azman Bin Muhammad Hasan)
Hariry Jalil Hariry Jalil ...
Hooligan (as Muhammad Hariry Abdul Jalil)
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Storyline

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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Country:

Malaysia | China | Taiwan | France | Austria

Language:

Mandarin | Malay | Bengali

Release Date:

(Serbia) See more »

Also Known As:

Hei yan cyuan See more »

Filming Locations:

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$19,136 (USA) (29 July 2007)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2007 (#10, tied with "Ne touchez pas à la hache" and "Sang sattawat") See more »

Connections

References Last Images of the Shipwreck (1989) See more »