Likely Consequence

Likely Consequence

1992 · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

Filmed performance of Yang's one-act two-character play which shifts back and forth from comedy to much darker tones as a married couple try to figure out what to do with the body of a man the wife has killed in their kitchen.

Directed by Edward Yang · Written by Edward Yang

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