陈默和美婷 | Chen Mo and Meiting

The story is set in Beijing. It is about the relationship between a young man and a city girl, neither of whom has had a proper family life. The young man, Chen Mo, was brought up by his elder brother as his parents died young. The girl, Meiting, lived with her uncle and aunt, but left because she was ill-treated. Chen is kind to her, but she can’t stand living in a small room and runs away to become a whore. Chen loses his savings looking for her and dies after an accidental stabbing.

Directed by Hao Lui | Starring : Huanan Du, Lingbo Wang | Presented at Berlin Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, Bratislava Film Festival

旧约 | The Old Testament

This three-part film explores homosexuality in communist China. In “Psalter,” the brother of a married man does the unthinkable and invites his lover to live in their household. In “Proverbs,” a married man divorces his wife and makes the full commitment to his openly gay lover. But once living together, things don’t turn out the way the couple expects. And “Song of Solomon” looks into a relationship complicated by AIDS.

Directed by Zi’en Cui | Starring : Bo Yu, Qing Yang, Ran Ma, Zhengyang Zhao, Huanan Du | Presented at Berlin Film Festival