
Uncle Frank(2020)
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.


A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.

Ben Whishaw
Richard

Cheng Pei-Pei
Junn

Andrew Leung
Kai

Morven Christie
Margaret

Naomi Yang
Vann

Peter Bowles
Alan

Shane Salter
Café Customer

Leila Wong
Café Customer
Lilting is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of london, england, loss of loved one, language barrier, grief, bereavement, male homosexuality. Directed by Hong Khaou, it stars Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-Pei, Andrew Leung. A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.
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