| Speechless | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Simon Chung |
| Written by | Lu Yulai Simon Chung |
| Produced by | Simon Chung |
| Starring | Pierre-Matthieu Vital Qilun Gao Yung Yung Yu Jian Jiang Yu Ting Si Tu Shu Ling Lang Shao Qiu Shen Hua Li |
| Cinematography | Chan Chi Lap |
| Edited by | Roddy Law |
| Music by | Sebastian Seidel |
Production company | Heart Production Company |
| Distributed by | Panorama (Hong Kong) TLA Releasing (UK) PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (Germany) Breaking Glass Pictures (USA) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Mandarin English |
Speechless (Chinese: 無言; pinyin: Wu yan) is a 2012 Hong Kong — mainland China film, directed by Simon Chung, about a mute Frenchman who is found naked by the banks of a river in Wuhan in mainland China. He is rescued and sent to a local hospital where he is treated by a nurse who cares for him and later discovers the secrets of his past.
Speechless is the third feature film by director Simon Chung. His previous films were Innocent, released in 2005, and End of Love, in 2009.[1]
The film premiered at the BFI 26th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, on 28 March 2012,[2] and contains brief full-frontal male nudity.[3]