Blue Sun Palace

United States • 2024

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Within the confines of a massage parlor in Flushing, Queens, Amy (Wu Ke-Xi) and Didi (Haipeng Xu) navigate romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home. Despite the physical and emotional toll their work extracts, the women who live at the parlor have fortified an impenetrable sisterhood.

When tragedy strikes on Lunar New Year, Amy is forced to consider her own destiny for the first time ever. Despite finding solace in the company of Cheung (Lee Kang-sheng), Amy must leave the city and prioritize her own spirit in order to survive. In an unseen part of New York, Blue Sun Palace explores the lives of transient souls trying to find a sense of permanence.

41st Independent Spirit Awards nominee
Best First FeatureBest First Screenplay, Constance Tsang • Best Cinematography, Norm Li • Best Supporting Performance, Haipeng Xu

2025 Gotham Awards nominee
Constance Tsang, Breakthrough Director

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116 minutes
Mandarin, English,
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English
Color
1.85:1
5.1

Constance Tsang
Lee Kang-sheng, Wu Ke-Xi, Haipeng Xu

Director & writer
Starring

  • "Evanescent and life-giving. A sharp and tender story. Gripping."

    Sheri Linden

    The Hollywood Reporter

  • "Impressively humanistic and understated."

    Andreas Wiseman

    Deadline

  • "By its final grace note, one that considers the reality that some wounds aren’t meant to heal, “Blue Sun Palace,” a soulful and passionate meditation on loss, shines as a new gem of slow cinema."

    Roger Daniels

    RogerEbert.com

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  • Interview with filmmaker Constance Tsang

  • Interview with actor Lee Kang-sheng

  • Interview with actress Wu Ke-xi

  • Theatrical Trailer

  • Constance Tsang's short film - Beau

  • Booklet Essay by film critic Marya E. Gates

  • English subtitles

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