Inside the Chinese Closet

Name: Inside the Chinese Closet
Director: Sophia Luvarà
Released: 2015

Sophia Luvarà 2015

The intricate tale of Andy and Cherry looking for love and happiness in Shanghai. They are homosexual but their families demand a (heterosexual) marriage and a baby from them. Because being single and childless would mean an unacceptable loss of face for their rural families in the remote countryside where they live. Will Andy and Cherry deny their happiness and sexual orientation to satisfy their parents’ wishes? Their stories mirror the legal and cultural progress that is happening in China against the backdrop of a nation coming to terms with new moral values.

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Running Time:

58/70 min.

Spoken Languages:

Chinese

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Sophia Luvarà

Producers:

Witfilm

Cinematographers:

Ton Peters NSC

Editors:

Diego Gutierrez, Stefan Kamp NCE, Patrick Schonewille

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Witfilm

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Dog and Wolf

Sophia Luvara creates an intimate documentary of gentle honesty, Inside The Chinese Closet revealing a hidden community in Chinese society brought delicately to light.

Festival Participation

IDFA - 2015
Berlinale, Germany - 2015
Nominated for TEDDY AWARD
Human Rights Watch Film Festival - 2105

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