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Golden Pin (The)

Country: Canada, Language: English, 15 mins

  • Director: Cuong Ngo
  • Writer: Matt Guerin; Cuong Ngo
  • Producer: Doug Dales; Matt Guerin

CGiii Comment

Gay oriental films would be lost if it wasn't for swimming pools - everything seems to happen in swimming pools!

Isn't about time there was a collective agreement for Oriental directors to use their imaginations a little more - forget the f**king swimming pools.

Back to the film - you will feel the vomit rise...money has indeed been spent on this...and, the closing song is appalling.

Too many flaws to make this acceptable.


Watch...

The Golden Pin from Matt Guerin on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

A young Vietnamese-Canadian swimmer finds himself struggling between the expectations of his family and the demands of his heart. His father wants him to marry soon, but his mother, haunted by a past romance, hopes her son will stand up for what he believes.

Cast & Characters

Ben Bela Böhm as Ryan;
Kris Duangphung as Long;
Quoc Ha Ho as Trung;
Geordie King as Swimmer #3;
Josh Maltin as Coach;
Joshua McKaye as Swimmer #4;
Lily Nguyen as Vanessa;
Minh Ngoc Nguyen as Linh - Long's mother;
Tien Nguyen as Phong - Long's father;
Viet Tien Nguyen as Phong - Long's father;