Lilting (2014)★ 7.2/10
- Drama
- Romance
Directed by: Hong Khaou
Written by: Hong Khaou
A young man of French, Chinese, and Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his 4-year male lover, who grieve but don't speak a lick of each other's language.
- Original title
- Lilting
- Storyline
- In contemporary London, a Cambodian-Chinese mother mourns the untimely death of her son. Her world is further disrupted by the presence of a stranger. We observe their difficulties in trying to connect with each other without a common language as, through a translator, they begin to piece together memories of a man they both loved.
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 6,908
- Companies
- London Film Productions, Lilting Production, Microwave, BBC Film, Stink Films, SUMS Film and Media, Dominic Buchanan Productions, Artificial Eye, Strand Releasing, ABC Distribution, Jour2Fête, Transmission Films, Front Row Filmed Entertainment, KVH Media Group, Cinemien, Moviola, Surtsey Films, Edition Salzgeber, Homescreen, At Entertainment, The Criterion Channel
- Release dates
- US January 16, 2014
- HK March 25, 2014
- TR June 27, 2014
- CZ July 5, 2014
- IL July 11, 2014
- NZ July 22, 2014
- GB August 8, 2014
- IE August 8, 2014
- NO September 20, 2014
- BR September 26, 2014
- LB October 3, 2014
- FR October 8, 2014
- BE October 22, 2014
- CA November 3, 2014
- ES November 7, 2014
- SE November 8, 2014
- TW November 9, 2014
- SG December 6, 2014
- DE January 1, 2015
- NL April 16, 2015
- PL May 3, 2015
- JP May 23, 2015