East Palace, West Palace
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Zhang Yuan
Si Han
Hu Jun
Liu Yuxiao
Ma Wen
Wang Quan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A-Lan is a sensitive young writer who is caught in a raid on Tiananmen Square park--a cruising spot where gay men regularly meet--and is arrested by a police officer and taken into custody. While the police treatment of homosexuals is oppressive, A-Lan finds himself oddly attracted to his captor. He turns the interrogation into an opportunity to recount his life, focussing on various men he has loved. All of these men are visualised with the face of the police officer, whose story becomes entwined in A-Lan's.
Director
Zhang Yuan
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States August 1997
Released in United States February 1999
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States July 1998
Released in United States June 1998
Released in United States May 1997
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States October 1997
Released in United States September 11, 1998
Released in United States September 1997
Released in United States Summer July 24, 1998
Shown at Arctic Film Festival in Tromo, Norway January 21-25, 1998.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 7-19, 1997.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 10-24, 1997.
Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.
Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 4-14, 1998.
Shown at OUTFEST '98: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 9-20, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 19-28, 1998.
Shown at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival February 10-22, 1999.
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Arctic Film Festival in Tromo, Norway January 21-25, 1998.)
Released in United States February 1999 (Shown at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival February 10-22, 1999.)
Released in United States May 1997 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 7-19, 1997.)
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Because of the nature of the Chinese government's policies towards homosexuality and the film industry, the location of the shoot in China was undisclosed.
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 4-14, 1998.)
Released in United States June 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 19-28, 1998.)
Released in United States July 1998 (Shown at OUTFEST '98: The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 9-20, 1998.)
Released in United States Summer July 24, 1998
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 10-24, 1997.)
Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.)
Released in United States September 11, 1998 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 23-30, 1997.)
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.)
