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Thanatos, Drunk (2015)
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Original name: 醉‧生夢死
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
They live in an old house on the fringe of Taipei City: Rat and his elder gay brother Shanghe. Two brothers look for jobs to survive while search for themselves and long for a foothold in life. The younger works at market where he meets a mute woman who gets up to all sorts of craziness. The elder is attracted to a nightclub dancer and finds himself drawn into shifty business.
Style:
psychological, sincere, touching, serious, stylized, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
true love, gay, prostitute, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother brother relationship, fish out of water, gay interest, gangster, seduction, sexuality, urban setting, life is a bitch, family relations, society, unemployment, social misfits, abduction, sex scene, murder, alcoholic, gay sex, cemetery, male nudity, suicide, tragedy ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
asia, taiwan, taipei
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Duration: 87 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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