Credits

Regie

Geng Jun

Cast

Xu Gang, Zhang Zhiyon,g Chen Xuanyu, Wang Jing, Xue Baohe

Genre

drama

Speelduur

116 minutes

Land

France

Taal

Mandarin, English

Ondertiteling

English

Storyline

In the dead of winter in a small Chinese town, a middle-aged man comes out of the closet and finds love in a man going through a breakup. A lesbian couple decides to look for a gay man to marry and have a child with. A lonely restaurant owner looks curiously at his customers. The stories of these individuals criss-cross on their lonely paths in search of love and connection.

Nominated for 8 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Narrative Feature, Bel Ami draws us into a different kind of love story, where the cold, crisp black-and-white images lend texture to this snowy town as the cast of characters speak of love and freedom. Part romance, part absurdist comedy, and altogether a distinctly Chinese film with touches of French influence, Bel Ami is a story of chance encounters, futile conversations, and lonely people looking for this elusive thing called love.