Queer East 2025: Murmer of Youth
(Mei li zai chang ge / 美麗在唱歌)
Director: Lin Cheng-sheng, Taiwan, 199, 106min, Mandarin, Taiwanese with English subtitles, Cert:18 (CTBA)
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Tue 4 November // 20:00
Tickets: £6
Two adolescent girls in Taiwan, both named Mei-li, meet when they get a job in a cinema box office. Chen Mei-li is from an affluent family, but does not get much warmth from her embittered father and selfish mother, while the father of Lin Mei-li, a construction worker, wants to spare his daughter from the hardships he has faced in life. The two girls begin to bond as they chat about family, work and school; but gradually, their conversations become more intimate. Released at a time when Taiwanese queer cinema was rising in prominence, this drama by award-winning director Lin Cheng-Sheng explores the complex connections between family, society, and the individual. Beautifully capturing the bittersweet essence of youth, this poignant coming-of-age story features sensitive performances from Liu Ruo-Ying and Jing Tseng
Queer East is a cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities.
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