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A Queer story

A Window on Asian Cinema

Urbanization · LGBT · Love/Romance · Comedy

  • CountryHong Kong
  • Production Year1996
  • Running Time110min
  • Format35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
"Coming out " takes different forms depending on the culture. A Queer Story illustrates the situations of gays in Hong Kong and China. the story focuses on the love between middle-aged Law Kar-Sing and young Sonny while depicting relationships with other people in their lives. The responses of Law‘s father and Law‘s former girlfriend, Chuen, when he reveals his gay identity: a wife‘s visit to the marriage counselor Law when she finds out her husband is gay; gay prostitutes;Law‘s friends Frederick Mao and his boyfriend K.K, and Law‘s other girlfriend who owns a restaurant and her son - all these characters and their lives contribute to a most engaging story of love, conflict and identity. Shu depicts the relationship between Law and sonny as no different than that of a heterosexual couple with a two-fold resulting message. It is to create an interesting narrative for viewers while eliminating the prejudice towards homosexuals. Law‘s life is complicated by the fact that not only is he troubled by his love for Sonny but also by a gay lifestyle no longer compatible with his own aging. The film concludes on an upbeat note, despite the difficulties the characters face with lives where happiness is compromised by restrictions within their own community and an apathetic society. (Kim Ji-Seok)
Director
Director
Shu Kei
Born in Hong Kong in 1956, Shu Kei made his directorial debut in 1981 with [Sealed with a Kiss]. From 1981-84, he was program cordinator at the Hong Kong International Film Featival. In 1990, he directed [Sunless Days], a documentary on Tiananmen Square, which won the Ecumenical Award at the Berlin Film Festival. [A Queer Story] is his fifth feature film.
Credit
  • Director
    Shu Kei
  • ProducerClifton Ko
  • CastGeorge Lam
    Jordan Chan
    Christing Ng
  • ScreenplayShu Kei
    Abe Kwong
  • CinematographyWong Chung-piu
    Bill
  • Production DesignBill Lui
  • EditorWong Yee-shun
  • SoundTu Duzhi
  • MusicDanny Chung
  • World SalesA Goldern Harvest Entertainment Ltd.
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