旧约 Old Testament-华语酷儿电影活档案

Old Testament

Director：CuiZi’en

Screenwriter：CuiZi’en

Cast：Yu Bo, Yang Qing, Meng Hao, Narenqimuge

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Cinematographer：

Running Time：104 minutes

Region：china

Year：2001

Language：Chinese

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Social documentary

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SYNOPSIS

Part one, “Psalm,” is set in 1981, and concerns Xiao Bo (Yu Bo), a gay man sharing a home with his brother and his sister-in-law. Unwilling to disguise his lifestyle, Xiao Bo brings his lover home one evening, and soon his family is attempting to “cure” him of his homosexuality.

Part two, “Proverbs,” set in 1991, finds a gay man inching his way out of the closet as he leaves his wife and moves in with the man he loves.

Part three, “Song of Solomon,” which takes place in 2001, reintroduces Xiao Bo, who is now in a relationship with Da Jian (Zhang Jian). When Xiao Bo learns one of his former lovers has contracted AIDS, he wants to help him however he can, but Da Jian would prefer it if he kept a safe distance from his past.

Festivals nominated:

The 53th Berlin International Film Festival Panorama competition / Teddy fiction competition

Director Biography

Holding cross-disciplinary identities: writer, independent filmmaker, cultural scholar, curator, and advocate and practitioner of LGBTQ rights and independent cinema. One of the founders of the Beijing Queer Film Festival. Early visual works include "Old Testament," "The Clown Appears," "Ahya, Go Breastfeeding," "Youth Flora and Fauna Yellow," "My Son as Beautiful as a Flower," and "Zhi LGBTQ." Recent novels include "Public Toilet Cinema Open All Year" (Day Shift Volume, Night Shift Volume) and "Some Praise Intelligence, Some Do Not." His works have been awarded multiple international prizes. With a distinct queer perspective, he explores issues of gender and identity, continuously challenging mainstream narrative structures and social norms, laying the foundation for and consistently promoting the formation and development of Chinese-language queer culture. His actions and works have far-reaching influence.