Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊; pinyin: Xīyóu) is a 2014 French-Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang.
It had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014.
The film content consists almost entirely of long, minimalist sequences showing a Buddhist monk in saffron robe walking very (almost imperceptibly) slowly — according to the Zen kinhin (walking meditation) practice — through public spaces in Marseilles, France, while passersby swarm around him.
It begins, however, with a long, extreme closeup on the French actor Denis Lavant, who is later seen following the monk and matching his every move.
Journey to the West is included among the "Extras" on the Stray Dogs Blu-ray from Cinema Guild.