A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
August 23, 1986
Original Title:
孽子
Alternate Titles:
Nie Zi
The Outsiders
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Dragons Group Film Co., Ltd.
Production Countries:
Taiwan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 102
Based on the book written by author Pai Hsien-yung and first published in 1983 in Taiwan. A-Qing, a young student is discovered during sex by a night watchman, young A-Qing is beaten and expelled from home by his violent abusive father. In a public park in Taipei he is found by Yang (a middle-aged photographer), who introduces him to three other teenage boys--all abandoned by their families because they were gay. They form a kind of surrogate family. When A-Qing meets Wang Kei-Lung, he falls madly in love.
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