
Lan Yu(2001)
A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.



Si Han
Ah Lan

Hu Jun
Xiao Shi
Liu Yuxiao
Female Thief

Vicky Zhao
Female Classmate
Wang Quan
Young Ah Lan

Ye Jing
Teenage Ah Lan
Zhao Xiaoyu
Cop
East Palace, West Palace is a drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of cruising, male homosexuality, police corruption, beijing, china, based on short story, lgbt. Directed by Zhang Yuan, it stars Si Han, Hu Jun, Liu Yuxiao. A heterosexual Beijing policeman and a young homosexual challenge each other's sexuality.
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