East Palace West Palace

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-07-24

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (730 Reviews)

Director:

Yuan Zhang

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Si Han Jun Hu Jing Ye Wei Zhao

Writer:

Wang Xiaobo

Yuan Zhang

Fullplot:

In China, homosexuality isn't illegal, but homosexuals are routinely persecuted by police and arrested for "hooliganism". The film focuses on a young gay writer A-Lan who, being attracted to a young policeman, manages to have himself interrogated for a whole night. His life-story which he tells during the interrogation reflects the general repression of the Chinese society. The policeman's attitude shifts from the initial revulsion to fascination and, finally, to attraction.

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