The Teacher
When the 26-year-old Civics teacher, Kevin, openly voices his stance on marriage equality at school, he stirs up a storm. His being madly in love with an HIV positive man doesn't sit well with all the people around him.…
Kevin, a 26-year-old civics teacher in Taipei, is openly passionate about LGBTQ+ rights and gender equality education. When he voices his support for same-sex marriage in class, a malicious rumor spreads that he is HIV-positive. As the school board, parents, and even his students turn against him, Kevin discovers that his boyfriend, Jin Wu Gao, has been hiding two devastating secrets: he is HIV-positive and he has a wife. Forced to confront the stigma, lies, and ingrained homophobia around him, Kevin fights to protect his career, his relationship, and his sense of self. Director Chen Ming Lang crafts a quiet, unflinching drama that refuses to sugarcoat the realities faced by the LGBTQ+ community in Taiwan, delivering a tender yet hard-hitting story about love, trust, and the courage to live authentically in a society that demands you hide.