I've always had kind of a love hate relationship with Chinese historical BLs. Some are genuinely excellent, but then there are others that cram in so much plot that keeping track of all the layers of betrayal and scheming gets exhausting, and I end up checking out mentally. Part of the issue is also just how much content is out there in this space, so something really has to stand out to keep me hooked. In this case, the production value is genuinely impressive, top tier stuff, but story wise, I just couldn't bring myself to actually care about these characters. There's a ton of political scheming and backstage manipulation running throughout. Somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, a hostage ends up falling for his own Prince Charming. The show runs eight episodes, each around 50 to 60 minutes long. After spending three years guarding the border, Fifth Prince Yin Qi gets called back to the capital because of a secret letter, only to end up walking straight into a deadly...
A leisurely day belies its uninvited end as Jay and Alex, best friends and roommates, challenge one another on their opinions of sexuality.
The Perfect Plan (Vietnam)
When a mother's surprise visit to her son happens. the son and his boyfriend need to come up with a plan to come out to the mother. However, the mother has known from very long and is just waiting for son to come out.
Alex and Daniel are a couple living together for two years. They were happy until the moment when Alex starts to pay more attention to work and the other decides to venture into the Internet flirtation.
The Right Man - Because I Love You (Thailand)
Than, who is trying to have a relationship with Palm while texting his neighbor, who helps him with his problems and deals with his mother. A cute story about Than coming to terms with his sexuality.
Trung has taken vow of silence since his cruel words caused death of his boyfriend Manh. Being a ghost, Mạnh don't want to see his boyfriend live like this. He started a plan to let Trung fall in love with another boy. And this is when a new story begins
Let Love Heal (Vietnam)
This is a story about 2 gay boys trying to convince one's mom to accept and allow them to live as they want.
A single, gay man schemes creative ways to have a hunky repairman continue to have to come back to his house to fix things. Is it just him or maybe the handyman reciprocates the feelings. It's a gentle, almost fairy tale, style short film that makes you smile for a moment.
Normal Gays - It's Getting Hot In Here
Funny take on how just in middle of some raunchy sex, two gay men talk about getting their broken AC fixed.
When a college student goes to his first hookup with a mysterious older man, he must determine whether or not his anxieties point to a darker truth about his host for the night.
When I Grow Up (USA)
When a young boy sees a gay couple, he begins to imagine their lives leading up to that point. Through daydream, Connor reflects on his own future identity.
Ryan meets Nathan and they fall in love. It's only later, as their relationship progresses, that Ryan starts to wonder: is my boyfriend who I thought he was? Am I who I thought I was? The painful fear of whether or not you can truly know another person!
Amore a Prima Vista (Italy)
A young man has been secretly seeing this feminine gay guy and is very keen to kiss him.
Rory is on familiar ground. He knows each man who comes in for a mid-dance piss, and his dad is playing the fiddle in the band. But Dan, his visiting boyfriend, couldn't be further out of place and Rory hasn't told him that he is not out yet.
Come at Me, Bro (USA)
Two gay men find a creative way of "wrestling" to release their pent-up aggression.
When a couple gives up their newborn for adoption, a guy kidnaps the baby. Turns out he is part of a gay couple who are really desperate to have a baby. Better sense prevails as grownups come to terms with what they cannot have.
Nog 10 Minuten (Netherlands) [10 Minutes Left]
Ten minutes before closing time in a gay bar, and Rodrigo haven't scored to take someone home.
A young gay boy from the Brazilian interior has a secret crush that turns in his worst nightmare. Based on real homophobic and violent events.
No Clothes (USA)
Alan meets Joseph in a laundromat while doing his weekly laundry, and their eyes meet. What begins as a potential romantic opportunity, soon becomes a chase through the streets of New York City for stolen clothes.
A closeted 28 year old is struggling to paint a self-portait for his solo debut at a art gallery. In search of inspiration, he journeys to his seaside hometown where he faces the trial of reuniting with his estranged father.
Catfish Killer (USA)
Three gay besties on a camping trip are thrust into danger when one of them inadvertently catfishes a serial killer online.
In a picturesque hamlet overlooking the sea, two young men divide their time between petty thefts and football matches. When one of them gets an offer to sell his body to me for money, their equation is going to change too.
Birds of a Feather (India)
A beautiful animation that shows when 2 peacocks find love with other and dance when they don't feel anything for Peahens. Amazingly beautiful. Music is wonderful.
Diego is humiliated and threatened by his father after telling him how his boss' son sexually exploited him. The father has to “sacrifice” his son so he doesn't get fired.
Wretched Things (USA)
A young inexperienced model receives a opportunity of a lifetime to feature on a front cover of a magazine. However, his vulnerability leads him into arms of an exploitative photographer.
In Moscow, two skinheads kill homosexual men while being in a sexual relationship with one another. Based on real events, the film inquires about masculinity, identity, and a sense of belonging in contemporary Russia.
575 Castro St. (USA)
Images set to a tape recording that slain San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk made in November 1977 to be played in case he was killed.
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