My New Friends
我新认识的朋友
Synopsis
Tsai interrupted his pre-production for The River to make this pioneering documentary for Taiwan's nascent AIDS-awareness campaign. Ignoring instructions to 'play down the gay angle', he centres the film on his own very candid conversations with two HIV+ young men. Sadly the identities of the interviewees have to be concealed, and so the freewheeling camerawork focuses most often on Tsai himself; but the sense of rapport between the director and his 'new friends' is palpable and very moving, even to Western viewers already only too familiar with these issues.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tsai Ming-liang
- Original Title
- 我新认识的朋友
- Country of Origin
- Taiwan
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 56m
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What is My New Friends about?
Tsai interrupted his pre-production for The River to make this pioneering documentary for Taiwan's nascent AIDS-awareness campaign. Ignoring instructions to 'play down the gay angle', he centres the film on his own very candid conversations with two HIV+ young men. Sadly the identities of the interviewees have to be concealed, and so the freewheeling camerawork focuses most often on Tsai himself; but the sense of rapport between the director and his 'new friends' is palpable and very moving, even to Western viewers already only too familiar with these issues.
Who directed My New Friends?
My New Friends was directed by Tsai Ming-liang.
Who stars in My New Friends?
The principal cast of My New Friends includes Tsai Ming-liang, Lee Kang-sheng, Pearlly Chua.
When was My New Friends released and how long is it?
My New Friends was released in 1995 with a total runtime of 56m.