Lilting (2014)

Directed by

Hong Khaou

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 129 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British-Chinese mother struggles to connect with her son's boyfriend after her son dies suddenly. The two try to understand each other through grief and a shared sense of loss.

bittersweetintimatemelancholicslow-burntenderreflectiveunderstatedlonely

What happens

Lilting (Chinese: 轻轻摇晃; pinyin: Qīngqīng yáohuàng) is a 2014 British romantic drama film written and directed by Cambodian-born British director Hong Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan. The film had its world premiere on 16 January 2014 on Day One of the Sundance Film Festival, at which it competed in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. It won the "Cinematography Award: World Cinema Dramatic" at the festival. The film was released theatrically in United Kingdom on 8 August 2014 and in the United States on 26 September 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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