Another well-made and wonderfully grippiong film, this time from Hong Kong. The lead actors are beautiful and make no bones about stripping for the cameras (this is not porn and not even erotica) to show their beauty to us. The photography is langourous, the stroy is original and I loved it. Enjoy. Yong jiu ju liu:Permanent Residence (2009) - Scud Director:Scud Writer:Scud Release Date:23 April 2009 (Hong Kong) Genre:Drama, Romance Plot:The life story of a young man who has been pursuing an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplating on the mortality of his loved ones Runtime:115 min Country:Hong Kong Language:English, Cantonese Subtitles:English srt Furthwer Info:See ScreenSots Cast Sean Li ... Ivan Osman Hung ... Windson Jackie Chow ... Josh Yu Hong Lau ... Nam Zi Li Wei ... Child Ivan Woon Ling Hau ... Grandma (as Candy Hau) Yui Yu Chung ... Auntie Hoi Kai Luk ... Uncle Jonathan Lee ... Teen Ivan Toby Wong ... Child Nam Amy Y. Chan ... Ivan's Mother Eva Lo ... Eva Norris Lai ... Colleague in karaoke Sheena Wong ... Colleague in karaoke Wilfred Wong ... Colleague in karaoke Synopsis Ivan is an IT professional who works hard and has no time for dating. The young man is forced to come face-to-face with his sexuality when Josh from Israel asks if he is gay during a television talk show in which the two are guest speakers and a life-long friendship begins. After entering the gay world, Ivan meets Windson who professes to be straight. A curious friendship blossoms between the two involving many episodes of nude wrestling, swimming, embracing and sharing a bed. Though apparently attracted to the free-spirited Ivan, Windson insists on limiting their relationship to nothing more than kisses and fondling. When Windson announces he plans to wed his long-time girlfriend, Ivan is devastated and sets off on a journey of discovery that takes him from Israel to Thailand to Australia and finally back to Hong Kong. Permanent Residence is flamboyantly out. With the bodies of avid gym-goers, both leads take delight in celebrating their naked, muscular flesh for the audience’s viewing pleasure in full frontal nudity (no erections! And this is not porn!). The gay never-never land is effectively contrasted with the confining world of social norms that force Windson to stay with a woman who expects wedded bliss. The coming out will strike a chord with many Asian audience. Alternating between homoerotica and existential contemplations on life and death, the film is unique and intuitive. The photographic images present a tactile materiality that far exceeds the controlling needs of story, bringing to the natural realm an unexpected poetry and perspective. IMDB Link http://uk.imdb. com/title/ tt1386963/ Hotfile Links http://hotfile. com/dl/45141001/ 3752bda/PermResi d2009Part1. avi.001.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45141034/ 3142e28/PermResi d2009Part1. avi.002.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45150599/ 26984e2/PermResi d2009Part1. avi.003.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45163343/ 3e9b344/PermResi d2009Part2. avi.001.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45163358/ 92c5472/PermResi d2009Part2. avi.002.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45299725/ d43a5f5/PermResi d2009Part2. avi.003.html Subtitles http://hotfile. com/dl/45150617/ 35fedea/PermResi d2009Part1. srt.html http://hotfile. com/dl/45299747/ f0052fd/PermResi d2009Part2. srt.html ScreenShots
