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My Fair Son
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Wikipedia article
'My Fair Son' is a 2005 Chinese gay-themed film (first released for public exhibition in the United States in 2009), by Chinese film director Cui Zi'en.[https://www.academia.edu/4040899/Queering_Chinese_Comrades_by_Audrey_Tse Queering Chinese Comrades - Through the Lens of Director Cui Zi]. Audrey Tse. 'www.academia.edu'. Retrieved: 25 April 2014. The main characters are Rui (Ray) and the object of his affection, Bo, an employee of his father. The film contains full-frontal male nudity.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1819769/keywords?ref_=tt_stry_kw My Fair Son]. Publisher: 'IMDB'. Retrieved: 25 April 2014.
Plot
A teenage boy, Ray, returns home from a life with his grandfather to live with his father, after they have been estranged for several years. During the period of their estrangement, Ray spent much of his youth rebelling against his father's lifestyle. After he enrolls in an art school, Ray becomes romantically involved, in a relationship, with another male student, and the pair soon become lovers. His father discovers the two young men in bed together, and begins to understand what it means to live as a homosexual. Ray then meets one of his father's employees, Bo, and falls in love with him, too. Bo is engaged, and admits to Ray's father that he is in love with his son.[http://store.waterbearerfilms.com/myfairson.aspx Drama - My Fair Son] . Publisher: 'Water Bearer Films'. Retrieved: 25 April 2014.[http://www.allmovie.com/movie/my-fair-son-v483858 My Fair Son]. Author: Jason Buchanan. Publisher: 'AllMovie.com' Retrieved: 25 April 2014. The father fires Bo and lies to Ray that he left on his own will. Ray does not accept his father's argument. The film ends with Ray roaming on a terrace with floating transparent images of his childhood pictures.
Cast
* Junrui Wang as Xiao Rui (Ray)
* Weiming Wang as Father of Xiao Rui
* Yu Bo as Xiao Bo
* Guifeng Wang as Unnamed first boyfriend of Xiao Rui
* Ziqiang Li as Unnamed friend of Xiao Rui
See also
* List of Chinese films of 2005
* List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
* List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-related films by storyline
* Nudity in film (East Asian cinema since 1929)
References
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