Beijing's Boys

Lan Yu opens in 1988 with city businessman Handong (Hu Jun), son of a Communist Party official, on the makenot for money but young men. In a Beijing gay bar, he's introduced to country boy Lan Yu (Lu Yue), whom he subsequently pays for a one-night stand. A testy friendship evolves into a messy 10-year relationship. When Lan Yu catches Handong with another man, they break up and Handong abruptly marries a woman. Soon, however, he regrets his matrimony and returns to Beijing and his former beau. From a generation that preceded his lover, Handong can't decide whether he is or...

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