Lan Yu (2001)

Both are acted by famous actors in their younger years.
Both are emotional love stories
Bold acting from the actors
Very natural and realistic
Painful for closeted , societal expectations in those years

Both LGBT-themed Hong Kong movies portraying financial struggles that lead to sexual transactions and complicated relationships.

Both are LGBTQ+ films that send a message about letting love slip through your fingers.

Male prostitute who falls in love but for one reason or another can’t be with the man he loves. Unrequited sadness peppered with beautiful BL moments.

Both films feature a homosexual relationship where one of the men doesn't value/appreciate the other until they are gone. It is only then that they realise how much in love with their partner they really were. But will it be too late?

Both are gay-themed films starring Hu Jun.

Both films are BL and feature one guy who really loves another but who leaves him in order to pursue a 'normal' life with a woman.

Both films are BL and feature one guy who really loves another but who leaves him in order to pursue a 'normal' life with a woman.