Stray Dogs (2014)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 5.798 |
Directed By
Tsai Ming-liang
Crew
Vincent Wang
Tsai Ming-liang
Song Peng Fei
Tsai Ming-liang
Chen Yu Tung
Liao Pen-jung
Lei Chen-ching
Tu Duu-Chih
Lee Kang-sheng
Mark Ford
Marianne Dumoulin
Bing Han Xie
Li Chi Kuo
Woon-Chong Shong
Yu Feng Li
Wei Jie Chen
Ching-Hsin Lu
Ya-Chen Lai
Jacques Bidou
Masa Liu
Tsai Ming-liang
Chia Hui Wang
TOP CAST
Lee Kang-sheng
Father
Lu Yi-ching
Woman
Chen Shiang-Chyi
Woman
Yang Kuei-mei
Woman
Lee Yi-cheng
Yi-Cheng
Lee Yi-Chieh
Yi-Chieh
Wu Jin-Kai
Wang
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