Lan Yu

a STANLEY KWAN picture

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Title

Lan Yu

Director

Stanley Kwan

Producer

Zhang Yongning

Nationality

Hong Kong, China

Year

2001

Duration

86'

Language

Chinese, Russian

Format

Dolby Digital

Ratio

Original Title

Lan Yu

Synopsis

Synopsis


Poor Beijing university student Lan Yu meets the older and successful Handong in what turns out to be a life-changing sexual initiation. Lan Yu soon falls deeply in love. Although Handong showers Lan Yu with expensive gifts, the cynical older man insists he’s not looking for a lifelong companion. Fate plays cruel tricks in this gay romance…

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Press

"Courageously simple and frank… Superbly acted."

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Festivals
& Awards

Cannes Film Festival
Un Certain Regard

Toronto International Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Best Actor, Director, Editing, Screenplay

Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Actor, Art Direction, Cinematography, Director, Screenplay

Brisbane Film Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival

London Film Festival

Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Tokyo FILMeX

International Film Festival Rotterdam

Singapore Film Festival

San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema

Cast & Crew

Hu Jun
Liu Ye
Su Jin
Li Huatong
Director Stanley Kwan
Associate Producers Yi Feng, Zhou Bin
Screenplay Jimmy Ngai
Production Designer William Chang Suk-Ping
Director Of Photography Yang Tao
Sound Designer Wang Xueyi
Original Music Zhang Yadong
Editor William Chang Suk-Ping
Executive Producer Jian Qing
Producer Zhang Yongning

Releases

France - Epicentre Films

06.03.2002

USA - Strand Releasing

03.07.2002

UK - Peccadillo Pictures

09.11.2001

Singapore - Festive Films

05.10.2005