Stray Dogs

Stray Dogs

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:2014-02-21
Genre:Drama
Duration:138 min
Director:Tsai Ming-liang
Actors:Lee Kang-sheng, Lu Yi-ching, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Yang Kuei-mei, Lee Yi-cheng
Production:Homegreen Films, JBA Production, House on Fire, Urban Distribution

Overview:

An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross paths with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better life.

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