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The End of the Track (1970)

The End of the Track poster
Original title
跑道終點
Directed by
Mou Tun-fei
Genre
drama film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
0+
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage boys are close friends, one from a wealthy family and the other a street vendor's son. When the athletic boy dies suddenly, the film explores the possibility that their bond was romantic. It focuses on the grief of the surviving friend.

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What happens

The End of the Track (跑道終點, Pao dao zhong dian) est un film taïwanais réalisé par Mou Tun-fei, sorti en 1970. L'histoire de deux adolescents inséparables : l'un, intellectuel, fils de bonne famille et l'autre, sportif, fils de vendeurs de rue qui va mourir brutalement. Le film est l'évocation d'un possible amour homosexuelThe End of the Track, site de la Cinémathèque française. Consulté le 9 mai 2020.. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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