Steamy Nights and Secret Lives in Nanjing
Darlings, buckle up for a sultry ride through the underground queer scene of 2009 Nanjing! Lou Ye's forbidden masterpiece 'Spring Fever' is here to steam up your screens with a deliciously complex tale of desire, surveillance, and rebellion.
Shot guerrilla-style (because honey, sometimes the best art has to be made in secret), this Cannes Best Screenplay winner follows a private eye who gets way too personally invested in his subject - if you know what we mean! What starts as simple surveillance turns into a steamy triangle of passion that'll have you fanning yourself in your seat.
This isn't just another pretty face in the crowd of queer cinema - it's a bold middle finger to censorship wrapped in a fever dream of sensuality and defiance. Lou Ye made this beauty while under a filmmaking ban in China, proving that you can't keep a good artist down, especially when they're serving looks and truth this hot!
Content Warning: Contains strong sex scenes and a high-impact suicide scene. Unclassified (18+)
Runtime: 116 minutes
Language: Mandarin & Cantonese with English Subtitles