Do you really not know when your relatives are LGBT? I suppose it’s more easily identified in retrospect. Everybody has *that* uncle, do they not? I’ll give you a hint: he’s unmarried, never seems to have a girlfriend, probably nicer than Uncle MAGA, maybe even helpful from time-to-time. And you never questioned the old saw that, “He just never found the right woman.”
Well, yeah, cuz he never was looking for one. Duh.
It’s easier to see in retrospect.
Well, here’s a case where hindsight should have been applied, but blinders ruled the day. Auntie Angie (Patra Au) and Auntie Pat (Maggie Li Lin Lin) were the belles of their relatively small ball, hosting the family for parties and dinners and the like. Woo, fun.
And then Auntie Pat died, suddenly. This, of course, devastated her partner. Auntie Pat was only in her 60s; she should have had several years left.
Oh, but this is Hong Kong, where blood rules the kingdom and homosexuality is barely recognized. In other words, Auntie Angie is just beginning to understand devastation. This shouldn’t be too hard to understand; after all, even in our country, a woman couldn’t open a bank account until 1974. So imagine a scenario 
in which Auntie Pat is not allowed to will her property to Auntie Angie. On top of that, Auntie Pat’s heirs 1) never understood the relationship between the aunts, and -more importantly- 2) would rather Auntie Pat’s property and valuables go to family, which, by the way, Hong Kong law supports.
All Shall Be Well is a frustrating film precisely because it needs to explain the legal and the traditional before it can get into the emotional. Imagine this scenario: your grandfather dies and you and your relatives consult an oracle on where he ought to be buried rather than just asking your grandmother, who still lives. It’s not difficult to see the conflict here; subsequently it is not difficult to be frustrated with the film for telling exactly the story it wants to tell.
This is an important film without being a good film. I applaud anybody Chinese for promoting LGBTQ art. Bravo. OK, now promote better LGBTQ art.
In Hong Kong, two old ladies were gay
When suddenly, one passed away
Her fam claimed the flat
Insisting they were all that
Booting the survivor out like a stray
Not Rated, 93 Minutes
Director: Ray Yeung
Writer: Ray Yeung
Genre: LGBTQ, Chinese style!
Type of being most likely to enjoy this film: LGBTQ
Type of being least likely to enjoy this film: Bigots, traditionalists
