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Bookmark this pageEthan Mao (2004)
Director: Quentin Lee
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Equal parts thriller, ethnic family drama and queer romance, Ethan Mao follows the plight of 18-year-old Ethan (Lee), who is thrown out of his family home after his domineering suburban Chinese patriarch (Ma) discovers his son is gay. While eking out a living as a hustler, Ethan moves in with fellow rent boy Remigio (Hernandez). On Thanksgiving, the duo breaks into Ethan's former home and takes his parents hostage. Over the next 24 hours, Ethan confronts his kin about their failings, providing a forced conflict for a film that's ultimately not very captivating.Author: RS
Time Out New York website
Cast & crew
Director: Quentin Lee
Producer: Quentin Lee, Stanley Yung
Cast: Jun Hee Lee, Raymond Ma, Julia Nickson, Kevin Kleinberg, David Tran, Jerry Hernandez full cast
Duration: 88 mins
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