'A drama centered on a youth gang in a coal mining area of China's Shanxi province.'
Although male frontal nudity remains largely taboo in Chinese cinema, I've never had a problem finding great Chinese made films to feature. Many, are smaller, arthouse or independent films, usually with gay themes. Strict censorship guidelines however, still often prevent the depiction of explicit male nudity on screen. In many cases, these guidelines are stricter than on scenes featuring female nudity.
Most of the Chinese made films I've featured on the site have been gay theme, but 2006's Walking on the Wild Side was a mainstream drama, the debut film from writer and director Jie Han. I'd never heard of the film before, but thanks to poster Jack Dark on DreamCap, I was introduced to the film and this cmnm shower scene.
Most mainstream films, no matter where they're made, rarely feature full frontal nudity in their shower scenes. Usually they stick to just butt shots, with maybe a few quick frontal glimpses. As you see, director Jie doesn't hold back or play 'peak a boo' in this scene from the film.
In his feature debut, Jie draws on his own experiences growing up in a desolate mining district in northern China's Shanxi province. Described as a Chinese 'road movie', Walking on the Wild Side charts a young gang's flights from one kind of trouble to the next. Mirroring the stark and barren landscape, the film relays the grim story of these delinquents' dreams of liberty and easy money. The cast is made up of nonprofessional actors who are described as real life troublemakers.
Walking on the Wild Side is about the fear of growing up and bearing responsibility. The three youths who swear to be eternally faithful to each other in his film and dream of a better future eventually have to put up with a life that does not transcend the misery of their parents’ existence
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