Girlfriend, Boyfriend
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2012 Film Poster
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| Directed by | Gillies Ya-che Yang |
| Produced by | Weijan Liu |
| Written by | Gillies Ya-che Yang |
| Starring | Bryan Shu-Hao Chang, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Gwei Lun-Mei, Rhydian Vaughan |
| Cinematography | Jake Pollock |
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105 min |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin, Taiwanese |
Girlfriend, Boyfriend (also stylized as Gf*Bf) is a 2012 Taiwanese film directed by Gillies Ya-che Yang. The film released on August 8, 2012.
Of the film, director Yang stated that while he did not intentionally set out to make a "gay movie, but a political one, one which happened to include a gay character".[1] He further stated that homosexuality and politics "both in fact represent the theme of freedom".[1]
Synopsis
In the 1980s, high school students Aaron, Mabel and Liam are best friends and also caught in a love triangle. As the three friends go through the turbulent times, when social revolution takes hold over martial law, their relationships go through many ups and downs.
Cast
- Bryan Shu-Hao Chang as Sean
- Hsiao-chuan Chang as Liam
- Gwei Lun-Mei as Mabel
- Rhydian Vaughan as Aaron
Reception
Critical reception for Girlfriend, Boyfriend has been mixed to positive,[2] with review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a rating of 64% as of February 2013 based on 11 reviews.[3] The New York Times cited the performance of Gwei Lun-Mei as a highlight, saying that she was "by turns brazen and uncertain, fragile and steely".[4] In comparison, the Los Angeles Times panned the film, stating that it "[failed] to connect" and that it "can't balance its story lines of romance and societal change".[5]
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External links
- Girlfriend, Boyfriend at Rotten Tomatoes
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Girlfriend, Boyfriend at IMDb
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