Queens of the Qing Dynasty (2023)

Directed by

Ashley McKenzie

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two outcasts in a small Canadian town form an unlikely bond. One is an alienated teen and the other is a non-binary migrant who is a caretaker. Their relationship evolves through quiet moments and shared oddness.

intimateslow-pacedcontemplativequirkyoffbeatmelancholicunderstatedhypnotic

What happens

Queens of the Qing Dynasty is a Canadian experimental drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Ashley McKenzie. It premiered on February 15, 2022, as a part of the Encounters program at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, and had its North American premiere in the Wavelengths program of the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was later released in Canada by Medium Density Fibreboard Films (MDFF) on March 3, 2023, and by Factory 25 in the United States on May 5. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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