Looking for Rohmer
“When the quest for truth becomes an inner journey.”
Synopsis
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.
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[Trailer] [Eng Sub] Looking for Rohmer (Seek McCartney) 寻找罗麦 - Han Geng, Jérémie Elkaïm
Type: Trailer • Published 2016-03-23
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Production Budget
$8M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Wang Chao
- Screenplay & Story
- Wang Chao
- Original Title
- Looking for Rohmer
- Country of Origin
- China, France
- Spoken Languages
- French, Mandarin, Tibetan
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Production Budget
- $8M
- Production Studios
- Reboot Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Wang Chao
Wang Chao
Jiangsong Dong, Caroline Champetier
Olivier Aknin, Lv Jianmin
Department Leadership Roster
Wang Chao
Writer
Olivier Aknin
Producer
Lv Jianmin
Producer
Wang Chao
Director
Jiangsong Dong
Director of Photography
Caroline Champetier
Director of Photography
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What is Looking for Rohmer about?
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.
Who directed Looking for Rohmer?
Looking for Rohmer was directed by Wang Chao.
Who stars in Looking for Rohmer?
The principal cast of Looking for Rohmer includes Jérémie Elkaïm, Han Geng, Alice de Lencquesaing, Hélène Vincent, Renaud Cohen.
When was Looking for Rohmer released and how long is it?
Looking for Rohmer was released in 2018 with a total runtime of 1h 23m.