Bel Ami
6.9
In a frozen town unwilling to stagnate, a middle-aged man meets true love and decides to come out of the closet. A lesbian couple decides to look for a gay man to marry and have a child. Behind their fiery love stories is an absurd drama of identity politics. The ghost of communism often wanders around the lonely souls.
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Cast
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Zhang Zhiyong
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Xue Baohe
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Qing Wang
Liguo Yuan
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Zixing Wang
Chen Xuanyu
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Qing Yi
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Jun Geng Director · Amy CHEN Xiaoshu Composer Wang Weihua Cinematographer
United States release July 21, 2025 · Produced in France · Languages Chinese, English
Production
Blackfin Production(FR)
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
漂亮朋友
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
Taiwan · November 12, 2024
Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
United States · July 21, 2025
Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
France · January 28, 2026
Theatrical
Belgium
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Pink Screens Queer Film Festival
France
November 22, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Chéries Chéris
Germany
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
Hong Kong SAR China
April 15, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
April 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
March 15, 2025 · Premiere · Osaka Asian Film Festival
Macao SAR China
May 30, 2025 · Premiere · Macao International Queer Film Festival
Philippines
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
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