East Palace, West Palace (Dong gong xi gong)

Mon Oct 17, 2011

20:30

Location

Rio Cinema
125 Ellados Street
Limassol, Limassol

Limassol Cine Club
Phone: 25745112

Description

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.

Cast:
Si Han (A-Lan)
Jun Hu (Xiao Shi)
Jing Ye
Wei Zhao

Director: Yuan Zhang
Writer: Wang Xiaobo, Yuan Zhang
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Chinese
Production Year: 1996

[youtube=2ZDUf2Pkjx4]East Palace, West Palace Trailer[/youtube]