Liu, who turned to Christianity six years ago, maintains that his upcoming film will not condone homosexuality, but rather teach about how God can heal those with homosexual tendencies.
"God is actually the real main character of this movie," Liu emphasised to Christian Today, while pointing out that the film's characters often call on God's name for power.
Synopsis:
The story revolves around "Jun", who leaves the church after spending years struggling with her homosexual tendencies.
Jun initially sees herself as liberated and openly flaunts her homosexuality while beginning a clandestine affair with her partner, Patty, who is already married and has a child.
Patty is too afraid to come "out-of-the-closet", and chooses to remain with her temperamental and abusive husband.
After falling into depression, however, Patty confronts her husband with her homosexuality and leaves.
The two lovers begin their new lives together, but all is not well. Jun is troubled after seeing herself in a dream as a beast overcome with insatiable lust.
Wracked with guilt, and perhaps struggling with demons from the past, Jun seeks redemption with the help of a sympathetic pastor - whose prayers and gentle guidance ultimately allow Jun to overcome her struggle to leave her lifestyle behind.
Feeling betrayed, Patty does not readily accept Jun's change of heart and silently plots revenge, which brings tragic consequences for everyone involved.
The film, which is scheduled for limited release in Taiwan, is not recommended for younger audiences due to sexually-explicit scenes, nudity and mature subject matter.
At the moment, the film has not been rated.
On the Web: Official website of "I Saw a Beast" (in Chinese) at www.isawabeast.com
Christian Today correspondents Ian Huang in Taipei, Taiwan; Joseph Leung in Vancouver, Canada; and Claudia Cheng in San Francisco, Calif., contributed to this report.
