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Shank is a blistering British indie pulsating with untamed sexuality and aggression. Cal (Wayne Virgo) is a handsome teenage thug so desperate to hide his gay cravings from his fellow gang members that he binges on drugs, secretive anonymous sex and acts of violence. But the bad boy's secret desires are uncovered when he rescues a kind-eyed French exchange student from one of the clan's sadistic hate crimes. Though the two boys fall passionately in love, Cal's crew is bent on revenge for his betrayal and the young lovers are placed in unspeakable danger. - Director:
- Simon Pearce
- Cast:
- Wayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Tom Bott
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One of the many pleasures in Defurne's work is the playful unforced way in which he references the work of other artists – from Dreyer and Eisenstein to photographers Herbert List and Pierre et Gilles. Most significantly, Defurne and his regular team have created an allegorical and headily romantic gay aesthetic that draws on a wide range of influences, but is uniquely their own. Defurne's choice of using largely unprofessional actors brings a charming innocence to the performances that complement the magical, overwrought worlds that they inhabit. - Director:
- Bavo Defurne
- Cast:
- Joram Schurmans, Koen Van Heule, Circé Lethem
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Shockingly explicit, blurring the lines between art and pornography, Catherine Breillat's critically acclaimed 'Romance' is one of the most controversial films of modern cinema. A young schoolteacher Marie (Caroline Ducey), frustrated by the lack of intimacy shown by her boyfriend Paul (Sagamore Stévenin), begins to look elsewhere for physical affection and embarks on a series of increasingly extreme sexual encounters. - Director:
- Catherine Breillat
- Cast:
- Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stévenin, François Berléand
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Arriving in London in search of fame, fortune, and more cultural stimulation than Essex could provide, beautiful but naive Jim finds himself jobless, penniless and renting a cardboard box from a homeless man. Jim catches the eyes of The Raconteurs, a troupe of high-class male escorts specialising in cultural, post-coital conversation. Jims got the looks, he's got the charm, but to reach his true potential he must learn absolutely everything about art There's just one problem; when Jim sees a real masterpiece he is overwhelmed, he faints. Undeterred, Jim takes the neon drenched streets of Soho by storm, attaining the ultimate in objectification - he becomes a muse. Paul, a mysterious figure from the Raconteurs' past spots potential in Jim's art affliction. His ability to immediately determine genuine art from fake is a precious commodity, just waiting to be exploited. - Director:
- Steve McLean
- Cast:
- Harris Dickinson, Jonah Hauer-King, Alessandro Cimadamore
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April and the Extraordinary World (2015)Avril et le monde truqué
Paris,1941. A family of scientists is on the brink of discovering a powerful invincibility serum when all of a sudden, the parents are mysteriously abducted, leaving their young daughter, April, behind. Ten years later, April is living alone with her precious cat, Darwin, continuing her family's research. But soon, she finds herself at the centre of a bizarre conspiracy. Along with Darwin and her trusted friend, Julius, April embarks on an adventure to find her parents and discover the truth behind their disappearance. - Director:
- Christian Desmares
- Cast:
- Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort
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The Judge and the Assassin (1976)The Le Juge Et L'Assassin
In 19th century France, a crazed former soldier (Michel Galabru) embarks on a killing spree across the country. His crimes spark a frantic manhunt, and he soon becomes the prey of an ambitious and ruthless judge (Philippe Noiret), who is aware that he will gain political advantage if he masterminds the capture and execution of the killer. Driven by his thirst for success, the judge is loathe to allow the fact of the assassin's insanity stand in the way of a conviction, and so the lines of justice become blurred, in this gripping tale of hunter and hunted. - Director:
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Cast:
- Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Isabelle Huppert
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The Third (2017)Triads
Jason Height (Sean McBride) is a hot young gay man who's recently found himself displaced on the west coast. During his many sexual exploits in Palm Springs he stumbles into a three-way relationship with a couple who appear to be on the outs after years together. Thinking that a third might be the magic bullet their relationship sorely needs, they decide to move forward as a threesome. However, they all soon learn that there is no such thing as an easy fix when it comes to love. A thoroughly modern look at gay love in the late teens, 'The Third' is a sparkling romantic drama with a twist. - Director:
- Matt McClelland
- Cast:
- Sean McBride, Corey Page, Ryland Shelton
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Claude Chabrol's mystery thriller centres on the investigation by writer, Roland Wolf (Robin Renucci), into the unsolved murder of his sister. His quest leads him to the door of TV show host Legagneur (Philippe Noiret) whose affable public persona may conceal some rather more unpleasant qualities. As he becomes acquainted with the people in Legagneur's world, Wolf discovers that no-one is as they first seem... - Director:
- Claude Chabrol
- Cast:
- Philippe Noiret, Robin Renucci, Bernadette Lafont
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Cousins (2019)Primos
Young Lucas (Paulo Sousa) lives with his religious Aunt Lourdes (Juliana Zancanaro) in a quiet country town. Helping her by playing hymnals on his keyboard for their weekly church meetings at their house. However when the charitable aunt announces the arrival of her nephew Mario (Thiago Cazado), a distant cousin Lucas never knew about, and fresh out of jail, things start to get interesting. Upon meeting it's apparent that there is a mutual attraction between them that starts off as innocent flirtations and quickly turns into a heated sexual relationship. - Director:
- Mauro Carvalho
- Cast:
- Thiago Cazado, Paulo Sousa, Denis Camargo
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After the death of his young daughter, Tom Dunn is a broken man. When his wife falls pregnant again, he cannot believe their luck. However, his joy is short lived, as on the very same day, the people of Earth become plagued with terrifying visions of the end of the world. When a gigantic, all-consuming alien mothership appears in the sky and launches a ruthless attack on Earth's cities, chaos and destruction follow! Tom must find the strength and wisdom to save his wife and unborn child. However, first he must confront a shocking truth. A truth which threatens the key to the survival of the human race. The ultimate war for Planet Earth is about to begin... - Director:
- Simon Cox
- Cast:
- Simon Haycock, Lucy Drive, Julie Hoult
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Head Against the Wall (1959)La Tete Contre Les Murs
Mocky plays François Gérane, an aimless young man whose delinquent tendencies cause his father to have him committed to a psychiatric ward. There, under the cold command of Dr. Varmont, he finds himself fighting for his dignity, sanity, and freedom, barely holding on through the new-found love of his girlfriend Stephanie and the promise of rival Dr. Emery's more humane techniques. - Director:
- Georges Franju
- Cast:
- Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Mocky
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Boy Undone (2017)Memorias de lo que no fue
Two young men spend the night together after meeting the previous evening in a notorious gay club. The next day, however, the host wakes to find the boy he picked up bewildered and confused, unable remember his name or anything about his past. Lacking any type of identification or obvious clues, the boys begin to search for the truth among fragments of memories that may or may not prove reliable. - Director:
- Leopoldo Laborde
- Cast:
- Paul Act, Eduardo Longoria, Rodrigo Lopezcarranza
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An isolated lodge somewhere in England. Five old university pals, now nudging 40, gather for a weekend to scatter the ashes of their friend, Jonesy (Adam Straughan), who drowned himself in the lake three years earlier. They settle in for a fun evening, entertaining each other with stories of murders, ghosts, zombies and possessions, but as day turns to night, the gang become aware of another horror story unfolding around them - and this one is real. - Director:
- Abigail Blackmore
- Cast:
- Mackenzie Crook, Dustin Demri-Burns, Laura Fraser
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Come and See (1985)Idi i smotri / Ubit Gitlera
"Come and See" is one of the greatest war films ever made and one of the finest achievements of Soviet cinema. A devastating account of the Nazi occupation of Belarussia during World War II, it tells the story of a young boy's abrupt loss of innocence when he joins the Soviet resistance and is thrust headlong into the brutal horrors of combat. Featuring terrifyingly authentic battle scenes and poetic, almost surreal imagery, director Elem Klimov has fashioned a vivid and unforgettably powerful portrait of the terrible atrocities committed by men in the name of war. - Director:
- Elem Klimov
- Cast:
- Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius
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It's 1975 and when the winds of change are blowing over post-revolutionary Portugal. Al Berto (Ricardo Teixeira) returns to his small village after several years in Brussels, where he was trained as a painter. Settling illegally in a mansion that had been expropriated from his family during the revolution, young Al Berto begins to hang out with locals who share his interest in the arts and dream of a different life. Among them is the handsome João Maria (José Pimentão) - who will soon become Al Berto's lover. Soon Al Berto begins a counter-culture revolution that bewitches the towns youngsters but threatens the ideals of the most conservative locals. - Director:
- Vicente Alves do Ó
- Cast:
- Ricardo Teixeira, José Pimentão, Raquel Rocha Vieira
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