Synopse

Director Geng Jun has created a monochrome, queer panorama about love, desire and alliances of convenience in the shadow of Chinese oppression. A freezing cold city in North-Eastern China. Here, a gay middle-aged man tries to escape his own inner stagnation and find a new love. At the same time, a lesbian couple decide to try and find a man to marry and have a child with. Playfully, the film combines a deep melancholy with laconic humour and shows how difficult and unlikely it is for people with all their idiosyncrasies to actually come together with another person.

Regie

GENG JUN is a Chinese director from the North-Eastern province of Heilongjiang, where all his films are set. His last work Manchurian Tiger (2021) won the main prize at the Shanghai Film Festival. Bel Ami was made without Chinese financing or state approval. In Taiwan, the film won several prizes at the Golden Horse Awards.

Vorstellungen

27.09.2025     19:00 Uhr

CinemaxX Dammtor - Saal 2

28.09.2025     20:15 Uhr

Abaton Oberes Kino

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Content Notes

sexual assault or rape

Tags

• LGBTQIA+/queerness
• identity
• Humor
• Loneliness
• asia
• discrimination
• Love/Romance