Days
Kang lives alone in a big house, Non in a small apartment in town. They meet, and then part, their days flowing on as before. Tsai Ming Liang's quietly observational film is about two men embracing.
In the quiet, rain-soaked streets of Taiwan, two solitary souls drift through their days—Kang, a middle-aged man living alone in a sprawling, silent house, and Non, a young Thai migrant who barely scrapes by in a cramped city apartment. Their paths cross when Non arrives to offer an erotic massage, a transaction that slowly unravels into something far more intimate and wordless. Directed by the legendary Tsai Ming Liang, 'Days' is a hypnotic, nearly dialogue-free meditation on human connection, loneliness, and the aching tenderness that can bloom between two people who have nothing left to lose. Every glance, every touch, every shared silence becomes a profound statement. With its unhurried pace and painterly compositions, the film invites you to sink into the rhythm of their lives, to feel the weight of emptiness and the fragile warmth of being seen. This is not a conventional romance—it is a raw, beautiful, and deeply moving portrait of two men embracing the present moment, and a testament to the power of silence in storytelling.