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.

• Hou Hsiao-hsienDirector
• Chu Tien-WenScreenplay

• Jack KaoKao
• Lim GiongFlatty
• Vicky WeiHui
• Annie Shizuka InohPretzel
• Hsu Kuei-yingYing
• Lien Pi-tungTung
• Lui MingHsing's Father
• Go MingMing
• Shih-huang ChenFlatty's Uncle
• Kuei LiBrother Xu
• Li Tian-LuPig Owner