Permanent Residence
Alternative title: Yong jiu ju liu

Directed by Scud

A young man pursues an impossible love with his straight boyfriend while contemplating the fragility of life and love.
Permanent Residence is a polished, melancholy Hong Kong gay drama about unrequited love and the painful distance between emotional intimacy and sexual identity. Scud’s style can be self-conscious, but the film’s visual elegance and earnest romantic longing give it considerable appeal.

Permanent Residence

Alternative title: Yong jiu ju liu

Directed by Scud

A young man pursues an impossible love with his straight boyfriend while contemplating the fragility of life and love.

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Permanent Residence is a polished, melancholy Hong Kong gay drama about unrequited love and the painful distance between emotional intimacy and sexual identity. Scud’s style can be self-conscious, but the film’s visual elegance and earnest romantic longing give it considerable appeal.