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