Synopsis

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.

Curators’ note

Director’s bio

Geng Jun grew up in Heilongjiang, China. Without any film school training, he moved to Beijing and directed many films including HAWTHORN (Short, 2002), DIARY IN BULK (Short, 2003), BARBECUE (2004), YOUTH (2008), AIRPLANE (Short, 2012) and THE HAMMER AND THE SICKLE ARE SLEEPING (Short, 2013). He gained more attention with FREE AND EASY (2016) when it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival and received four major nominations at Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival including Best Film and Best Director. His most recent film MANCHURIAN TIGER (2021) won the top distinction of Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival.

Director‘s statement

Festival & Awards

2025 MINT ON TOUR OFFICIAL SELECTION

2024 61th Golden Horse Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Original

Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Film Score,

Best Original Film Song Nominations

Casts

Gang Xu, Zhiyong Zhang, Xuanyu Chen, Qing Wang, Baohe Xue, Zihang Wang

Credits

Scriptwriter: Jun Geng

Cinematography: Weihua Wang

Sound Designer：Kun Lou

Production Design: Weihua Wang

Editor: Hoping Chen