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Lilting

Lilting

2014Movie⏱️ 1h 31mNot Rated
DramaRomance
7.2
IMDB Rating
6,816 votes

A young man of French, Chinese, and Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his 4-year male lover, who grieve but don't speak a lick of each other's language.

Director
Hong Khaou
Writers
N/A
Stars
Pei-Pei Cheng, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Leung
Release Date
August 8, 2014
Language
English, Mandarin
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
💬 34
Reviews
📋 15.4K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Pei-Pei Cheng
Pei-Pei Cheng
as Junn
Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw
as Richard
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Andrew Leung
as Kai
Morven Christie
Morven Christie
as Margaret
Naomi Yang
Naomi Yang
as Vann
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles
as Alan
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Peter E. Hopkins
as Waiter
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Sal Jobe
as Cafe customer
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John Matthews
as Elderly Resident
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Shane Salter
as Café Customer

💰 Box Office

$247,377
Worldwide Gross
$27,054
Domestic Gross
$1,567
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
England, UK
Production
London Film Productions, Lilting Production, Microwave

🏷️ Keywords

gaylanguage barriermourninggriefhomosexual

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Echoes of Wong Kar Wai in this beautiful film
by dominic_brant2014-08-08
9/10

"Echoes of Wong Kar Wai resonate beautifully throughout this very moving and understated, and yet very funny film. It can be viewed as a study in grief and cross-cultural misunderstanding or even prejudice. Two people try to comes to terms with the death of the person they each love the most. They are on conflicting sides of desperate love triangle. Each seeks recognition, and each needs to place their love in, an unexpected, context. Each needs to be understood. In many Wong Kar Wai films the actors speak to each other in different languages with seeming full understanding. It suggests a disj..."

💡 Did You Know?

Filmed in 3 weeks.

📖 Synopsis

A young man of French, Chinese, and Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his 4-year male lover, who grieve but don't speak a lick of each other's language.