Our screening on 1 October will be introduced by Second Run DVD founder Mehelli Modi, to mark the launch of the Blu-Ray edition of Days from Second Run DVD. 

Taiwanese titan Tsai Ming-liang continues his exquisite examinations of alienation, isolation, and the fleeting beauty of human connection in one of his sparest and most intimate works. The director’s longtime muse Lee Kang-sheng once again stars as a variation on himself, wandering through a lonely urban landscape and seeking treatment in Hong Kong for a chronic illness; at the same time, a young Laotian immigrant working in Bangkok (Anong Houngheuangsy) goes about his daily routine. These two solitary men eventually come together in an unforgettable moment of healing, tenderness, and sexual release. Among the most cathartic entries in Tsai’s filmography, Days is a work of longing, constructed with the director’s customary visual rigour and shot through with profound empathy.

Our screening on 9 September was followed by an in-person q&a with the iconic actor and filmmaker Lee Kang-sheng.

Cast:
Lee Kang-sheng, Anong Houngheuangsy