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Crystal Boys

Crystal Boys
★ 5.5/10•2003•55m•Drama

A-Qing, a sensitive youth in 1971 Taipei, is expelled from school and rejected by his family after a same-sex relationship with classmate Zhao Ying is discovered. Alone and searching for belonging, he begins spending time at New Park, a gathering place for gay men, where he meets friends and fellow outsiders navigating love, desire, and survival in a society that ostracizes them. Through his experiences and those of his peers, the story explores identity, friendship, longing, and the struggle for acceptance, offering a nuanced portrait of Taiwan’s gay subculture in the early 1970s and the bonds that sustain a marginalized community.

Tsao Jui-yuan · Director

Chen Shih-Chieh · Writer

Hsi-yang Wang · Writer

Kenneth Pai Hsien-Yung · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime55m
LanguageZH
First Air DateFeb 17, 2003

Episodes

Actors

Tou Tsung-hua

Tou Tsung-hua

Wang Kuei-Lung

Fan Wing

Fan Wing

Lee Ching

Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan

Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan

Wu Min

King Chin

King Chin

Hsiao-Yu

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