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Beijing, 1988. On the cusp of middle age, Chen Hangdong has known little but success all his life. The eldest son of a senior government bureaucrat, he heads a fast-growing trading company and plays as hard as he works. His loyal lieutenant Liu Zheng is one of the few who know that Hangdong's tastes run to boys more than girls. Lan Yu is a country boy, newly arrived in Beijing to study architecture. More than most students, he is short of money and willing to try anything to earn some. He has run into Liu Zheng, who pragmatically suggests that he could prostitute himself for one night to a gay pool-hall and bar owner. But Hangdong happens to be in the pool-hall that evening, and he nixes the deal. He takes Lan Yu home himself, and gives the young man what turns out to be a life-changing sexual initiation.

Production
Kwan's Creation Workshop [hk]; Yongning Creation Workshop;

Cast Names
Ye Liu; Jun Hu; Huatong Li; Shuang Li; Fang Lu; Jin Su; Yongning Zhang;

Box Office
USD 116,192

Release Date
2002-01-01 * (Sundance Film Festival)
2002-06-13 (San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
2002-07-03 (limited)
2002-07-13 (Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
2003-06-13 (Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)

Genres
Drama; Romance;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and some language.

Running Time
1 hr. 26 min.
1 hr. 29 min. (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)

Director
Stanley Kwan

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