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Bad Romance (2011)

Bad Romance poster
Original title
花为眉
Directed by
François Chang
Genre
drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
3.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows seven lonely people whose lives might change after they fall in love at first sight. It is an independent drama from mainland China inspired by the Lady Gaga song.

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What happens

Bad Romance (Chinese: 花为眉; pinyin: Hua wei mei; Alt. title: Les Mauvais Romans) is a mainland China 2011 independent drama film. Its English-language title was based on the song "Bad Romance", by singer-songwriter Lady Gaga. It was written and directed by first-time filmmaker François Chang, who has taken the essence of the song to create a story focussing on seven lonely individuals whose lives could be transformed after experiencing love at first sight. The film premiered at the 27th Annual Boston LGBT Festival on 7 May 2011, and features male full-frontal nudity. The director has subsequently directed two other films: Chifumi (2013) and The Forgiven (2015). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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