East Palace, West Palace
| East Palace, West Palace | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 東宮西宮 |
| Simplified Chinese | 东宫西宫 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dōng Gōng Xī Gōng |
| Directed by | Zhang Yuan |
| Written by | Wang Xiaobo Zhang Yuan |
| Produced by | Christophe Jung Christophe Ménager Zhang Yuan Willy Tsao |
| Starring | Si Han Hu Jun Zhao Wei |
| Cinematography | Zhang Jian |
| Edited by | Vincent Lévy |
| Music by | Xiang Min |
| Distributed by | Fortissimo Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
East Palace, West Palace (Chinese: 东宫西宫; pinyin: Dōng gōng xī gōng) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan, starring Hu Jun and Si Han, and based on a short story by writer Wang Xiaobo. It is also known as Behind the Forbidden City or Behind the Palace Gates.
East Palace, West Palace is the first mainland Chinese movie with an explicitly homosexual theme. The title of the movie is derived from the two parks near the Forbidden City—the East Palace and the West Palace. The parks, specifically their public washrooms, are well-known for being places of nighttime congregation for homosexuals.