A ticket-tearer sees your life flash by — 19 minutes, three strangers, one devastating truth.
The lives of three characters intertwine through a ticket-tearer working at the local Indian cinema, who soon develops an interest in the stories of his patrons.
Direction
Chen's patient eye turns mundane cinema rituals into profound human theater.
Writing
Economy of storytelling — entire lives suggested through fragments and glances.
Director
Anthony Chen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Anthony Chen's thesis film at the National Film School in the UK, made before his Cannes-winning feature 'Ilo Ilo' — you can already see his obsession with invisible laborers and quiet observers.
The 'G23' refers to a specific cinema seat, but also suggests the anonymous grid we all occupy in other people's stories — the ticket-tearer finally claims a seat of his own by the end.
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