Goodbye South, Goodbye

Original title: 南國再見，南國

“Fast times, easy money, big trouble.”

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

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.