Looking for Rohmer

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2018 / 83min.

Rating4.5

Genres

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

The first homosexual love story themed movie to receive approval for theatrical release in China. The film follows the initial meeting of, and the subsequent secret relationship between Zhao Jie and Rohmer. They decide to travel to Tibet together. During their travels they are involved in an incident which leads to the death of a child. Although they are not responsible, they feel a lot of guilt. They quarrel about it and end up going separate ways. Later Zhao Jie learns that Rohmer has been in an accident on a glacier and, torn with remorse for not having helped him enough after the earlier incident, Zhao Jie goes to find him.

Directors

Actors

Jérémie Elkaïm

Han Geng

Thomas Fiquet

Hélène Vincent

Renaud Cohen

Alice de Lencquesaing

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