At 53 years old, Feng Xia, a Chinese immigrant in Montreal, explores her repressed desire for women and begins a secret affair with a young Québécoise. This adventure brings her passionate love and long-overdue self-discovery, but she also has to face whether she’s willing to pay the steep cost of liberation.

In SAVING FACE, we fell in love with Joan Chen as Chinese Mom of Lesbian, now in MONTRÉAL, MY BEAUTIFUL she shines once again, this time as Chinese Lesbian Mom! 

Chen won Outstanding Lead Performance at the Toronto Film Critics Association. It’s clear why. Her nuanced physicality--shy, raw, blooming, enchants us in this story of sexual and romantic awakening in mid-life. She embodies the answer to the question: what does it take to finally own your wants? 
 

In Chinese and French with English subtitles.

Rating TBA

Presented By NBCUniversal International and Filmhouse as part of Pink Screen 2026.