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What did the college student end up choosing? I dare to say that the path, which is a dead end and at the same time, is most in line with the proclamation of the Chinese infallible party. It's a pity, but such a "solution" exists, even if it usually only brings misfortune and suffering. But otherwise, the movie was very nice, engaging, I watched in one breath...Co si nakonec vybral student vysoké školy? Troufám si tvrdit, že tu cestu, která je slepou uličkou a zároveň je ale nejvíce v souladu s hlásáním čínské neomylné strany. Škoda, ale takovéto "řešení" existuje, i když většinou přinese jen neštěstí a trápení. Ale jinak to byl film velmi hezký, poutavý, sledoval jsem jedním dechem ...
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The Dilemma of Choosing Between Oneself and One's Family
Xiao Lin is experiencing the development of his gay identity, a recently emerging term that has permeated societies globally. Our young protagonist has begun to realize that he could be homosexual, that he is attracted to young people of the same sex. Like many other people in this period of self-discovery as gay, precisely the first stage of accepting homosexuality, the Shanghai University student fears confronting his homosexuality under pressure from his family.During a short vacation, he travels back to his hometown where his father and paternal grandmother are waiting for him. Under the influence of Ouyang Fu Gui, a more radical and visually more open young writer, Xiao Lin begins to accept himself. He even goes so far as to reveal to his new friend the possibility of being homosexual or bisexual (the Second Stage or Comparison Stage, according to Vivienne Cass (1979), a criterion widely recognized worldwide), and what that would mean if it were true. Thanks to Ouyang Fu Gui, he visits gay clubs while still suffering from Confusion.
Whether internally or with his friend, Xiao Lin expresses his fear about the consequences that being gay will have on his life.
However, after returning home and seeing his family's expectations for his marriage grow, Xiao Lin finds himself trapped in the dilemma of choosing between himself and his family.
Writer-director Wu Xuan, who trained in Film and Television Direction from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, films a short film that delves into the contemporary gay community, which is still on the verge of self-identification, and develops the story through a realistic audiovisual style and the perspective of young college students.
Rather than focusing on a sweet, sexy gay romance, as seen in Thai BL, the film by Production Company: Shanghai Theatre Academy takes a more realistic social context, showing their psychological processes and encounters, focusing on the plight of gay youth today.
Starring young Chinese actor Liu Haoqiong as Xiao Lin, the short film reflects on gender and the social constructs that have been built around homosexuality.
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