Farewell My Concubine
The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them!
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An epic, visually sumptuous meditation on desire, loyalty, and identity fractured by historical upheaval and the impossible triangle between two men and the woman who divides them.
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
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