The read
Critics rate it 38 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Coming back to her broken family, pregnant writer Huang Xiaoyu and her French husband, Benjamin, finds herself trapped between her cult brainwashed mother, Li Jiumei, and her secretly homosexual father, Huang Tao.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 38 points higher than audiences do.
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Lisa Zi XiangDirector
- Lisa Zi XiangScreenplay
- J. García EscuderoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nan JiHuang Xiaoyu
- Na RenhuaLi Jiumei
- Zhang YinyueYoung Huang Xiaoyu
- Jiang BingYoung Li Jiumei
- Wu RenyuanHuang Tao
- Thomas FiquetBenjamin
- Ming XingLiu Yuanyuan
- Chen ZhenyuanFeng Xi
- Wang XiluGu Man
- Li FuzhuMa Yue
- Kang XuanYoung Huang Tao
Stills
Themes
buddhismhomophobiapregnancyfamily secretsdysfunctional marriagenonlinear timelinelgbtreligious cultintercultural relationshipwoman directorestranged familyboys' love (bl)