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Girlfriend, Boyfriend
2012 Taiwanese film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Girlfriend, Boyfriend (also stylized as Gf*Bf) is a 2012 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Yang Ya-che. The film was released on August 3, 2012.
Of the film, director Yang stated that while he did not intentionally set out to make a "gay movie, but a political one, one which happened to include a gay character".,[2] he further stated that homosexuality and politics "both in fact represent the theme of freedom".[2]
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Synopsis
In the 1980s, high school students Aaron, Mabel and Liam are best friends and also caught in a love triangle. As the three friends go through the turbulent times, when social revolution takes hold over martial law, their relationships go through many ups and downs.
Cast
- Gwei Lun-mei as Mabel
- Joseph Chang as Liam
- Rhydian Vaughan as Aaron
- Bryan Chang as Sean
- Serena Fang as Hsiao-bao, Aaron's wife
- Russell Tang as John Hsu, Liam's boyfriend
- Ding Ning as Hanako, Mabel's mother
- Nita Lei as Hsiao Yun
- J.C. Lei as Hsiao Shu
Reception
Critical reception for Girlfriend, Boyfriend has been mixed to positive,[3] with review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a rating of 67%, based on 12 reviews.[4] The New York Times cited the performance of Gwei Lun-mei as a highlight, saying that she was "by turns brazen and uncertain, fragile and steely".[5] In comparison, the Los Angeles Times panned the film, stating that it "[failed] to connect" and that it "can't balance its story lines of romance and societal change".[6]
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