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22 November 2001 (Hong Kong) morePlot:
Beijing, 1988. On the cusp of middle-age, Chen Handong has known little but success all his life. The eldest son of a senior government bureaucrat... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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8 wins & 12 nominations moreUser Comments:
Good & honest moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ye Liu | ... | Lan Yu |
 | Jun Hu | ... | Chen Handong |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bin Li | ||
| Huatong Li | ... | Liu Zheng |
| Shuang Li | ... | Weidong |
| Fang Lu | ... | Yonghong |
| Jin Su | ... | Lin Jingping |
| Shaohua Zhang | ... | Niu Ma |
| Yongning Zhang | ... | Daning |
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Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and some language.Parents Guide:
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86 min | Argentina:89 min (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)Language:
MandarinColor:
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Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Argentina:16 | France:U | USA:R | Italy:VM14 | Japan:PG-12 | Australia:MFun Stuff
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Director Stanley Kwan auditioned more than 100 actors in both China and Hong Kong for two months, finally deciding on Ye Liu based on a photo given by Liu's assistant director from his debut _Postmen in the Mountains (1999)_. moreFAQ
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Portraying Gay & Gay couples in film has gone long since early days when we were ignored or treated as problem that should be solved. It is nice to see a film that although come from a traditional country, where Homosexuality is not accepted or tolerated, still manage to portray gay people as normal as any other people. Without been patronizing to its characters. Through the whole film there is not one word of judgment or condemnation which is refreshing. The love story between Handong(Hu Jun), a businessman and Lan Yu(Liu Ye)a student of architecture is shown in the most simple way. The focus is on the story and the characters and both actors in the main lead are doing an excellent job. You relate to them and experience with them in what happens to them. It shame that the ending has much to do with how gay men were portrayed in the 70's & the 80's. But this is a minor complaint from my behalf.
I never read the original story. But the film is good and worth seeing whether you have read the book or not.