Shanghai Panic (Chinese: 我们害怕) is a 2001 drama film, written and directed by Andrew Y.S.
[1] Major plot points revolve around Bei, who at the beginning of the film mistakenly believes he is HIV positive, and then later decides to pursue a romantic relationship with his friend Jie, despite the fact they are both straight.
Cheng describes the panic of the title as "individual search for identity,"[2] and asserts that the lack of love experienced by his characters is symptomatic of Shanghai's materialist culture.
This disconnect leads to them to a 'curious niche between potential and actuality, a crack in between promises for the future down which many find themselves falling.
Cheng won the Dragon and Tigers Award at Vancouver International Film Festival.