Looking for Rohmer (2018)

4.5/10 83 min Drama Romance

Overview

The first homosexual love story themed movie to receive approval for theatrical release in China. The film follows the initial meeting of, and the subsequent secret relationship between Zhao Jie and Rohmer. They decide to travel to Tibet together. During their travels they are involved in an incident which leads to the death of a child. Although they are not responsible, they feel a lot of guilt. They quarrel about it and end up going separate ways. Later Zhao Jie learns that Rohmer has been in an accident on a glacier and, torn with remorse for not having helped him enough after the earlier incident, Zhao Jie goes to find him.

Cast

Jérémie Elkaïm

Rohmer

Han Geng

Zhao Jie

Alice de Lencquesaing

Rohmer's fiancée

Hélène Vincent

Rohmer's mother

Thomas Fiquet

Foreign Man

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