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Utopians (2015)

Utopians poster
Original title
同流合烏
Directed by
Scud
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
III
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A university student develops a strong attraction to his male professor. This changes his life.

tenderintrospectivemelancholicromanticslow-burnemotionally chargedyearningcontemplative

What happens

Utopians is a 2015 film by the Hong Kong film-maker Scud, the production-crediting name of Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung. It is the story of a university student who becomes deeply attracted to his (male) professor, and whose life changes as a result. The film received its world premiere on 31 October 2015 at the New Directors Film Festival in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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