VENICE 2018 Giornate degli Autori
Li Cheng • Director
"Young people in Guatemala are ready to change"
VENICE 2018: We met up with director of Chinese heritage Li Cheng, who won Venice's Queer Lion for José, presented in competition in the Giornate degli Autori
In his new film, José, director of Chinese heritage Li Cheng tells a story of homosexuality in one of the most violent and religious countries in Latin America: Guatemala. The movie was in competition in the 2018 Giornate degli Autori, and won the 2018 Queer Lion.