East Palace, West Palace(东宫西宫)
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China · 1996
1h 30m
Director Zhang Yuan
Starring Si Han, Hu Jun, Liu Yuxiao, Zhao Wei
Genre Drama
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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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