

Crystal Boys
2003-02-17 · 55 min / episode · ★ 5.5
A-Qing, a sensitive youth in 1971 Taipei, is expelled from school and rejected by his family after a same-sex relationship with classmate Zhao Ying is discovered. Alone and searching for belonging, he begins spending time at New Park, a gathering place for gay men, where he meets friends and fellow outsiders navigating love, desire, and survival in a society that ostracizes them. Through his experiences and those of his peers, the story explores identity, friendship, longing, and the struggle for acceptance, offering a nuanced portrait of Taiwan’s gay subculture in the early 1970s and the bonds that sustain a marginalized community.
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- Tsao Jui-yuan
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- Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation
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- Taiwan
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Tou Tsung-huaWang Kuei-Lung
Fan WingLee Ching
Joseph Chang Hsiao-ChuanWu Min
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