Currently airg, upg and fished BL/Gay themed dramas and movi of 2020 and 2021.(Cha--Maland Cha + Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand.) UPDATE: List was created early 2020, so I was ponrg on whether to spl this list two, but cid not to, sce que…" name="scriptn
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- THIS FILM IS A TALE OF TWO OLR GAY MEN FDG LOVE HONG KONG
- HONG KONG GAY FILM
- 10 GREAT GAY FILMS OM EAST AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA
- 7 LGBTQ+ MOVI TO WATCH: OM ELRLY GAY HONGKONGERS S S, TO HOLLYWOOD’S TRANS REPRENTATN DISCLOSURE
- GAY M/M HONG KONG - (MOVI & DRAMAS)
- BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021
THIS FILM IS A TALE OF TWO OLR GAY MEN FDG LOVE HONG KONG
Two elrly, closeted gay men Hong Kong pursue a relatnship director Ray Yng's drama "Twilight's Kiss." * gay movie hong kong *
Hong Kong’s LGBTQ+ muny has seen some solid social progrs recent years: The ernment regnized same-sex partnerships spoal visa applitns, the hight urt led that same-sex upl n apply for spoal benefs and file jot tax returns, and a study nducted last year showed that the majory of Hongkongers support gay marriage.
HONG KONG GAY FILM
No untry for old gay men: Twilight’s Kiss by director Ray Yng imag two men already their formative years and gettg another chance at love * gay movie hong kong *
Of urse there’s still unrcurrents of homophobia, too, as seen the recent furor over a Cathay Pacific ad featurg a gay uple, the whdrawal of 10 LGBT children’s books om the cy’s librari, and the appotment of an anti-gay marriage polician to the cy’s equali watchdog.
This was a tricky list to pile, not least bee Hong Kong cema, gay, lbian, and queer characters are often amed stereotypil ways: as the butt of a joke, or as the protagonist’s “gay iend” whose character has a lghable lack of nuance. For stance, gay men have largely been portrayed as effemate and wimpy, or “mp mp i, ” much of the history of Hong Kong cema.
But while recent films pictg LGBTQ+ characters still are far om perfect, there have been some promisg velopments — we’ve had the first mastream film to tackle the topic of transgenrism, portrayals of gay men that go far eper than the trope of “mp mp i, ” and exploratns of the lbian woman’s experience beyond the stereotype of an aggrsive, leather jacket-wearg butch. Sensg that Sam and Rose are not happy together, Wg cis to make her missn to rencile the two lovers, but the procs fds fds herself fallg love wh Sam, and Sam likewise fallg love wh Wg — which leads him to qutn whether he is actually gay. Sam begs to worry that the whole world will thk he’s gay after Wg lets slip “I love you, Sam” at an awards ceremony, so a bid to ward off spicns about Sam’s sexualy, Wg asks Fan to pretend to be her lover, but Wg soon fds herself fallg for the charismatic star.
10 GREAT GAY FILMS OM EAST AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA
29 tl for Hong Kong Gay Film: Innocent, A Queer Story, 99 Days, Amphetame, Bishonen, Bugis Street, Pantyhose Hero, Twilight's Kiss, Soundls Wd Chime and Enter the Phoenix" name="scriptn * gay movie hong kong *
While not entirely perfect s portrayal of issu relatg to transgenrism, cross-drsg, and homosexualy, ’s fely a groundbreakg and necsary film that ’s the first film about transgenr issu to enter mastream cema Hong Kong. This betifully-shot die g-out film als wh issu of social nformy, prsn, and ternalized homophobia. Prr to makg Soundls Wd Chime, K Hung ma his name the die film circu wh his short romance film I Am Not What You Want, which has been scribed as signifint Hong Kong’s queer culture for challengg the cy’s stereotyp about gay men.
He then mov wh his iend Mark, who is also gay but hasn’t e out to anyone, cludg his girliend.
7 LGBTQ+ MOVI TO WATCH: OM ELRLY GAY HONGKONGERS S S, TO HOLLYWOOD’S TRANS REPRENTATN DISCLOSURE
Take a look at the bt gay films om Cha, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the Philipp and Thailand. * gay movie hong kong *
” (Strand Releasg) Although numero films and TV shows have featured olr LGBTQ upl — “Cloudburst, ” “Love Is Strange, ” “Vic” and the current “Supernova, ” to name a few — the Hong Kong lole of “Twilight’s Kiss” mak wrer-director Ray Yng’s gently observant, liberately-paced drama about two agg gay men feel uniquely (Tai Bo) is a pragmatic 70-year-old taxi driver on the cp of semi-retirement. Hoi is also closeted to his fay but has much more experience than Pak the gay world cludg beg part of the Mature Tongzhi Society, a supportive circle of senr gay and Hoi meet up aga and slowly enter to a tenr and joyful romance, filled wh small adventur and stolen moments, though the shadow of secrecy and faial prsure looms large.
How Pak tends his beloved b speaks movie also offers a vivid view of Hong Kong and s environs, wh a discreet peek to the cy’s gay social scene.
GAY M/M HONG KONG - (MOVI & DRAMAS)
If you live Hong Kong, don’t miss M+ Cema’s screeng of S S (Twilight’s Kiss), about two elrly closeted gay men as they stggle between society’s norms and their love. * gay movie hong kong *
This Film Is a Tale of Two Olr Gay Men Fdg Love Hong Kong | AnOtherTwilight’s Kiss, 2021(Film still)No untry for old gay men: Twilight’s Kiss by director Ray Yng imag two men already their formative years and gettg another chance at loveFebary 23, 2021.
“To survive, they’ve had to ignore who they are, ” says director Ray Yng about the olr gay men of Hong Kong, the subject of his latt film, Twilight’s Kiss. For a long time, the future was nceivable for gay men. Gay men lived the shadows of society, matag their veneer of heteronormative stabily by marryg straight women at great st to themselv and their fai.
BL / GAY - NEW MOVI AND DRAMAS 2020-2021
Hong Kong movi, dramas, and drama specials wh Gay (M/M) them and characters. If you know of a tle that's missg om this list (even if 's not found on MyDramaList) please let me know, and I'll add ! Tl not listed at MDL: Cut Sleeve Boys (2007)" name="scriptn * gay movie hong kong *
It is Yng’s bt film yet, a meangful and rehg portrayal of the nvenienc of ageg and romance, starrg two olr, closeted gay men.
“Invtors don’t see the marketabily and mercial value of old bodi, pecially the ntext of gay films. There is a lot of ageism the gay scene, ” says Yng.
Two elrly fay men fall love after meetg a Hong Kong park Ray Yng’s poignant gay romance. The sensive directn and subtle performanc make this film an sightful look at homosexualy amid tradnal Che culture. * gay movie hong kong *
I n’t remember the last time I’ve seen any film, gay or straight, that foced on senr romance. Inspired by Profsor Travis Kong’s Oral Histori of Olr Gay Men Hong Kong, the story follows Pak (Tai Bo), a gff grandfather who swam to Hong Kong durg the Cultural Revolutn and toiled for years as a taxi driver. Intimate moments of rg and kdns are thoughtfully directed as the two men go on dat, strollg through wet markets and seekg refuge a gay sna.
In Yng’s film, however, sists that the genre’s lack of such pictns miss a ccial aspect of gay life.
* gay movie hong kong *
Yng looks beyond his ma characters to clu the perspectiv of other olr gay men the muny. In the movie, he reenacts his appearance at Hong Kong’s legislative uncil, pleadg to allow gay elrs to “live out [their] twilight years wh digny and eedom”. And, the Che-speakg world, gay reprentatn is still sorely lackg (LGBTQ+ ntent beg supprsed Cha and Malaysia), and stori about the love between two grandparents are virtually non-existent.
Gay Movie S. Gay Short Film 115 tl. Take a look at the bt gay films om Cha, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the Philipp and Thailand.
Twilight's Kiss: Directed by Ray Yng. Wh Tai-Bo, Ben Yuen, Patra Au, Lo Chun Yip. SUK SUK is a quiet portrayal of a gay relatnship between two men their twilight years. PAK, 70, a married taxi driver who ref to retire meets HOI 65, a retired sgle father. Although both are secretly gay, they are proud of the fai they have created through hard work and hardship over the years. HOI is a member of the Mature Tongzhi Society, a social group, which ters for gay men who are over 60. The group is planng to attend a public fom to requt the ernment to create senr cizen hom dited exclively for gay people. However, due to the fact that most men the group are the closet, there is no one who is willg to voice their opns the public fom. HOI supports the notn of a gay senr cizen home and nsirs speakg the public fom. However when HOI begs to wonr whether his son WAN spect he is gay, his attu shifts. As PAK and HOI fall love they ntemplate a possible future together. SUK SUK studi the subtle day-to-day moments of the two men as they stggle between nventnal morals and their personal sir." data-id="ma * gay movie hong kong *
Gay rights, and reprentatn of gay men on screen, vary hugely om untry to untry, offerg a rich diversy of fascatg movi. If east and south-east Asian films about gay men rarely make to DVD, films about lbians are rarer still.
We hope that, wh classic lbian tl beg creasgly succsful, albe at a shamefully slow rate, a future list on gay female east Asian films will appear the future.
Amphetame: Directed by Scud. Wh Byron Pang, Thomas Price, Wnie Lng, Lda So. Openly gay banker Daniel bat whether to return to Atralia or stay Hong Kong when he meets Kafka, a straight swimmg stctor. The young men fall love, believg that their love n bridge anythg, spe their difference sexualy and Kafka's creasg dg e. Daniel do not regret his love for Kafka, who tri to love him back agast his nature. But a flashback memory om Kafka's past mak difficult for their relatnship to work." data-id="ma * gay movie hong kong *
The bananas plot is pure mp: transvte performer Eddie (played by Peter, later the fool Akira Kurosawa’s Ran (1985)) strik up a fierce rivalry wh another drag queen Shju Ni-chōme, Tokyo’s gay ghetto. Eddie tri to fet harrowg memori of killg his mother – and anyone who knows their Greek tragedy will send-gus the inty of the manager of a gay bar wh whom he then shacks up.