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DONG GONG XI GONG
(EAST PALACE WEST PALACE)
The street urinals of a public park in the Chinese capital have become the favoured meeting point for homosexuals. A Lan, a sensitive young writer, likes strolling in the park. During a police raid, he finds himself at headquarters suffering a “by the book” interrogation. The questioning of A Lan quickly transforms into an unexpected reminiscence of his tumultuous life : his childhood, parents, school, first sexual experience, obligatory state work in the countryside, and then, a slow drift into the quest for true love. These brief intimate glimpses of A Lan’s life blur the interrogating officer’s feelings for his prisoner. A strange love story unfolds.
Directed by : Yuan ZHANG
Country: China, France
Duration: 90 minutes
Country: China, France
Duration: 90 minutes
Credits
- Yuan ZHANG Director
- Yuan ZHANG Screenplay
- Xiaobo WANG Screenplay
- Jian ZHANG Cinematography
- Min XIANG Music
- Vincent LEVY Editing
