Men and Women (1999 film) Men and Women (1999 film) Men and Women () is a 1999 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Liu Bingjian. The film was co-written by Cui Zi'en, one of the few openly gay writers in China. Cui also has a cameo-role in the film, as the host of an underground radio show. One of China's few films touching on LGBT-films, "Men and Women" was cast with openly gay actors. Unlike earlier films like Zhang Yuan's "East Palace, West Palace", "Men and Women" focused on the daily lives of its characters, rather than their underground existence in Chinese society. The film won
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