Thirty Years of Adonis

Thirty Years of Adonis (2017)

三十儿立

Yang Ke, a Beijing Opera actor, is fatefully driven into the underworld of masculine sex workers, and becomes a class of his own. He finds himself on a roller coaster between heavenly love with both men and women, and a living hell ensnared by devious villains and hypocrites. Despite his faith, endeavor and willingness to give, he remains a prisoner to his karma. Hell awaits when heaven seems near, and the ultimate truth is revealed only in a heartbreaking moment from which there is no return.

Date of release
2017-11-27
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
Director
Scud

Casting

Interesting facts

Thirty Years of Adonis, is a 2017 film by the Hong Kong filmmaker Scud, the production-crediting name of Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung. It is the story of a young man who decides to pursue acting as a Beijing Opera actor, but soon becomes a commercial sex worker for men and women. The film explores several themes traditionally regarded as "taboo" in Hong Kong society and features full-frontal male nudity in several scenes.

Production

Although some of the scenes were unmistakably filmed in casinos in Macau, the streets of Hong Kong and temples in Thailand, Thirty Years of Adonis purportedly blurs geographical boundaries by portraying characters speaking different languages and practising different cultures.

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