Utopians

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Utopians, Scud’s 6th film, is about sexual repression and liberation, homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality, religious belief and civil doctrine, honesty and hypocrisy, dreams, legends and realities.

What can happen if Mishima Yukio meets Socrates? Hins, a dreamy boy who indulges in literature and thirsts for philosophy, is overwhelmed by a charismatic teacher Antonio, dragging his religious girlfriend Joey together into uncharted territories. The intriguing appearance of Swan, an elegant and intellectual lady, only adds to their entanglement of spirit and lust. Seemingly their love for art and wisdom would lead them to a surreal poetic life in an unrestrained Utopia amid the earthen world, yet what stands in the way is a lifetime secret and a lie of heart.

Running Time: 87mins
Subtitles: Chinese and English
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin and English

Written, produced and directed by SCUD
Cinematography by NATHAN WONG
Art Direction & Costume Design by IRVING CHEUNG
Music by HO SHAN
Edited by MATTHEW HUI

Main Cast
Adonis H.  Jackie CHOW  Moe CHIN  Fiona WANG
Shui JIE  Eric CHENG  William TANG  He WONG  Vinci WONG

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• 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam– Official Selection and Focus Director
• 2nd New Director Film Festival – Official Selection & Best Foreign Film Director
• 27th Palm Springs International Film Festival – Official Selection
• 13th Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival – Official Selection
• 31st Torino Gay & Lesbian Film Festival – Official Selection
• 27th Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival – Official Selection
• 52nd Chicago International Film Festival – Official Selection
• 6th Fringe! Queer Film& Arts Fest – Official Selection

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“Utopians resumes Scud’s meditation on the true notion of home and belonging to a place that permeates Permanent Residence, and moves towards the idea that Utopia could be a place on Earth, a safe harbour for the soul to breathe freely – only to find it in Bangkok. In a way foreshadowing Thirty Years of Adonis and Apostles, his two following films, Scud here places his literary and philosophical fervours into the narrative equation. Moreover, in Utopians, he also lets his cinephilic inspirations fly free, mainly playing around with hints and references to Pasolini and Greenaway.

For those unfamiliar with Scud’s favoured mise-en-scène, the film is also rich with naked people and explicit sex. – kijA” (Excerpts from the IFFR 2024 website)