East Palace, West Palace (1996)
- Original title
- 东宫西宫
- Directed by
- Zhang Yuan
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 18A
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young police officer detains a gay man in a Beijing park and interrogates him through the night. Their conversation becomes a charged exploration of desire, shame, and power between the two men.
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What happens
East Palace, West Palace (Chinese: 东宫西宫; pinyin: Dōng gōng xī gōng) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan, starring Hu Jun and Si Han, and based on a short story by writer Wang Xiaobo. It is also known as Behind the Forbidden City or Behind the Palace Gates. East Palace, West Palace is the first mainland Chinese movie with an explicitly homosexual theme. The title of the movie is derived from the two parks near the Forbidden City—the East Palace and the West Palace. The parks, specifically their public washrooms, are well known for being places of nighttime congregation for homosexuals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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