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  • Summary: Adapted from the internet novel "Beijing Story," this is the story of a young gay student and his relationship with an older man set against the uprising of Tiananmen Square. (Strand Releasing)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. 83
    This is a beautiful, moving picture about a love affair between two very different Chinese men.
  2. Reviewed by: David Chute
    80
    The complex narrative counterpoint is anchored by a rock-solid performance by one of the world's great actors, the Beijing theater veteran Hu Jun.
  3. Reviewed by: Chris Gore
    60
    This delicately observed story, deeply felt and masterfully stylized, is a triumph for its maverick director.

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