Coming back to her broken family, pregnant writer Huang Xiaoyu and her French husband, Benjamin, finds herself trapped between her cult brainwashed mother, Li Jiumei, and her secretly homosexual father, Huang Tao.
Directed by Lisa Zi Xiang
buddhism
homophobia
pregnancy
family secrets
dysfunctional marriage
nonlinear timeline
lgbt
religious cult
intercultural relationship
woman director
estranged family
boys' love (bl)
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3.4 / 5
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Cast
Nan Ji
Huang Xiaoyu
Na Renhua
Li Jiumei
Wu Renyuan
Huang Tao
Thomas Fiquet
Benjamin
Ming Xing
Liu Yuanyuan
Wang Xilu
Gu Man
Kang Xuan
Young Huang Tao
Crew
Lisa Zi Xiang
Director
Lisa Zi Xiang
Screenplay
Lisa Zi Xiang
Editor
Jose Val Bal
Director of Photography
Lisa Zi Xiang
Producer
Jose Val Bal
Producer
Popular Reviews
1 review
Tucker Clement
7.0★ · 09/26/21
Very solid. I like the way it pieces the story together. LOVED the theatrical moments; just wish there had been more of them. Gave me 8 1/2 meets The Farewell.
First winner for the indie challenge. I’m loving this one.
Very solid. I like the way it pieces the story together. LOVED the theatrical moments; just wish there had been more of them. Gave me 8 1/2 meets The Farewell.
First winner for the indie challenge. I’m loving this one.
