Goodbye South, Goodbye

In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien

Cast: Jack Kao, Lim Giong, Vicky Wei, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Hsu Kuei-ying, Lien Pi-tung, Lui Ming, Go Ming

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.