Synopsis
Poor Beijing university student Lan Yu meets the older and successful Handong in what turns out to be a life-changing sexual initiation. Lan Yu soon falls deeply in love. Although Handong showers Lan Yu with expensive gifts, the cynical older man insists he’s not looking for a lifelong companion. Fate plays cruel tricks in this gay romance…
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"Courageously simple and frank… Superbly acted."
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& Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Un Certain Regard
Toronto International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Best Actor, Director, Editing, Screenplay
Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Actor, Art Direction, Cinematography, Director, Screenplay
Brisbane Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
London Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Tokyo FILMeX
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Singapore Film Festival
San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Cast & Crew
Hu Jun | |
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Liu Ye | |
Su Jin | |
Li Huatong |
Director | Stanley Kwan |
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Associate Producers | Yi Feng, Zhou Bin |
Screenplay | Jimmy Ngai |
Production Designer | William Chang Suk-Ping |
Director Of Photography | Yang Tao |
Sound Designer | Wang Xueyi |
Original Music | Zhang Yadong |
Editor | William Chang Suk-Ping |
Executive Producer | Jian Qing |
Producer | Zhang Yongning |