East Palace, West Palace (1996)
1h 30m
Running Time
November 11, 1996Release Date
East Palace, West Palace (1996)
1h 30m
Running Time
November 11, 1996Release Date
Plot.
A young gay man, identified as a writer, encounters a local policeman, who arrests him for public cruising in a park. The policeman is more than professionally curious about the young man, who seems to have the cop's number and suddenly kisses him.
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Cast & Crew.

Si Han
Ah Lan

Si Han
A Lan

Hu Jun
Xiao Shi

Liu Yuxiao
Female Thief

Zhao Wei
Female Classmate

Wang Quan
Young Ah Lan

Ye Jing
Teenage Ah Lan

Zhao Xiaoyu
Cop

Zhang Yuan
Director / Producer / Writer

Wang Xiaobo
Writer

Willy Tsao
Executive Producer

Christophe Ménager
Producer

Xiang Min
Original Music Composer

Zhang Jian
Cinematography

Vincent Lévy
Editor
Media.

Details.
Release DateNovember 11, 1996
Original Name东宫西宫
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
cruising
homosexuality
police corruption
beijing
based on short story
lgbt
boys love
Wiki.
East Palace, West Palace (Chinese: 东宫西宫; pinyin: Dōng gōng xī gōng) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan, starring Hu Jun and Si Han, and based on a short story by writer Wang Xiaobo. It is also known as Behind the Forbidden City or Behind the Palace Gates.
East Palace, West Palace is the first mainland Chinese movie with an explicitly homosexual theme. The title of the movie is derived from the two parks near the Forbidden City—the East Palace and the West Palace. The parks, specifically their public washrooms, are well-known for being places of nighttime congregation for homosexuals.
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