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Director Cui Zi’en (FEEDING GUYS, AYAYA) guides his cast through some complex romantic entanglements in NIGHT SCENE. Returning to familiar subject matter, Zi’en weaves his tale around Yangyang (Gao Yang), a young, sexually confused guy who discovers that his father is gay. Angry at the hidden life his dad has been concealing from him, Yangyang tracks down his father’s lover and confronts him.
But the emotions stirred up in Yangyang lead him to explore his own sexuality, and he soon hooks up with Haobin, a gay street hustler who keeps his occupation hidden from his new lover. But Yangyang’s inevitably discovery of Haobin’s shady after-dark occupation leads to further tears and recriminations.
A bold, brave movie that tackles issues not often found in Chinese cinema, NIGHT SCENE is an impressive third feature film from Cui Zi’en.
Cui Zi’en is a director, film scholar, screenwriter, novelist and an outspoken queer activist based in Beijing. He graduated from the Chinese Academy of Social Science with an MA in literature and now is an associate professor at the Film Research Institute of the Beijing Film Academy. Cui Zi’en is one of the avant-garde DV makers in Chinese underground film. He has published nine novels in China and Hong Kong, one of which, Uncle’s Past, won the 2001 Radio Literature Award in Germany. He is also the author of books on criticism and theory, as well as a columnist for magazines.
Director: Cui Zi’en
Writer: Cui Zi’en
Genre: Foreign Films
Producers : Liu Shu Jing, Du Jia Yi and Xiao Wu
Staring: Gao Yang, Liang Hao Bin, Qiao Bin, Ge Ying Han and Sun Zhao Da
Release Date : Nov 01, 2005
