A Dog Barking at the Moon

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Upon returning to China, pregnant writer Xiaoyu Huang is immediately drawn into the longstanding conflicts between her gay father and cult-obsessed mother. Zi Xiang’s debut feature powerfully reveals how the misery resulting from repressive cultural norms is passed from one generation to another.

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Part of Queer East Festival 2020

Director: Zi Xiang
Runtime: 107 Mins
Year: 2019
Country: China

Winner of the Teddy Jury Award at the 2019 Berlinale, Zi Xiang’s debut feature is a sensitive study of a man’s homosexuality from the perspective of his daughter and wife. Upon returning to China with her French husband to visit her family, pregnant writer Xiaoyu Huang (Gaowa Siqin) is immediately drawn into her parents’ longstanding conflicts. Caught between her reticent gay father and her cult-obsessed mother, Xiaoyu finds herself overwhelmed by their years of resentment and secrets. This forces her to confront her own memories of childhood, as she comes to terms with the tragic complexity of her family’s situation. Constantly shifting between past and present, the film powerfully reveals how the misery resulting from repressive cultural norms is passed from one generation to another.