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"Boys on Film" comes of age with ten uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes with no special powers except striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves.
Daniel (UK, 2015)Daniel is studying in London while working part-time as an escort. He is invited to a lunch by his best friend Nori. She surprises everyone by introducing her new lover Tom, with unforeseen consequences.
Buddy (The Netherlands, 2015)
When a young man is asked by his ex lover to support him during an HIV test, he sees an opportunity to find out if there is still a chance for reconciliation.
Half a Life (Egypt, Indonesia, USA, Netherlands, 2017)
Pairing the intimate narration of a young, Egyptian gay activist with a highly stylized animation, 'Half a Life' brings the streets of Cairo to life through this firsthand account of the increasingly oppressive social climate of Egypt.
Undress Me (Sweden, 2013)
When Micke meets Mikaela on a night out, he is immediately attracted to her, as he can sense that there's something different about her. When Mikaela explains that she is trans he gets confused, aggressive and also curious. 'Undress Me' examines and challenges our perceptions of gender.
The Colour of His Hair (UK, 2017)
Based on an unrealised film script written in 1964, when homosexuality is still illegal, 'The Colour of His Hair' merges drama and documentary into an impressionistic meditation on queer life before and after the partial legalisation of homosexuality in 1967.
Silly Girl (UK, 2016)
'Silly Girl' is all about the first time you are noticed, that first time someone sees you for who you are and the transformative nature of that moment. From the Director of 'The Levelling' and co-written by Game of Thrones' Ellie Kendrick.
An Evning (Denmark, 2016)
Frederik has had sex for the first time with Mathias, his friend from school. Whilst Mathias embraces what they have done and is keen to move forward, Frederik struggles to understand his own feelings and his newfound desire for Mathias.
Aids: Doctors and Nurses Tell Their Stories (UK, 2017)
For the first time, doctors and nurses who cared for Britain's first AIDS patients in the 1980's tell of the extraordinary situation they found themselves in and the rules they had to break to help patients forgotten by the state.
It's Consuming Me (Germany, 2012)
From the director of B. A young man obsesses over his ex-lover as he takes us through a collage of memories, the highs and lows of their relationship and images of his ex-boyfriend's new life with his new lover.
Mother Knows Best (Sweden, 2016)
Starring Alexander Gustavsson from Girls Lost. A mother gives her teenage son some friendly advice on their way home from having met his boyfriend for the first time, but this innocent conversation leads to revelations that threaten to completely change their relationship. Winner of Iris Prize 2017.- Director:
- Sam Ashby
- Cast:
- Balázs Csémy, Peter Faulkner, Henry Garrett
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Elena and Vladimir are unequal partners in their second marriage, he rich, she a former nurse. The two of them have met late in life, each with a child from a previous marriage. When Vladimir falls ill and decides to leave his money to his daughter, Elena comes up with a plan to provide her feckless son and his family with a real change in life... - Director:
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Cast:
- Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov, Aleksey Rozin
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The Wound (2017)Inxeba
Every year, the tribe's young men are brought to the mountains of the Eastern Cape to participate in an ancient coming-of-age ritual. Xolani, a quiet and sensitive factory worker (Nakhane Toure), is assigned to guide Kwanda (Niza Jay), a city boy from Johannesburg sent by his father to be toughened up, through this rite of passage into manhood. As Kwanda defiantly negotiates his queer identity within this masculine environment, he quickly recognises the nature of Xolani's relationship with fellow guide Vija (Bongile Mantsai). The three men commence a dangerous dance with each other and their own desires and, soon, the threat of exposure elevates the tension to breaking point. - Director:
- John Trengove
- Cast:
- Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay
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78/52 (2017)78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene
The screeching strings, the plunging knife, the slow zoom out from a lifeless eyeball: in 1960, Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' changed film history forever with its taboo-shattering shower scene. With 78 camera set-ups and 52 edits over the course of three minutes, 'Psycho' redefined screen violence, set the stage for decades of slasher films to come, and introduced a new element of danger to the movie-going experience. Aided by a roster of filmmakers, critics, and fans - including Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eli Roth, and Peter Bogdanovich - director Alexandre O. Philippe pulls back the curtain on the making and influence of this cinematic game changer, breaking it down frame by frame and unpacking Hitchcock's dense web of allusions and double meanings. The result is an enthralling piece of cinematic detective work that's nirvana for film buffs. - Director:
- Alexandre O. Philippe
- Cast:
- Elizabeth Allan, Judith Anderson, Desi Arnaz
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Based on the sensational international best seller 'One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed' Melissa P is about a steamy tale of raw emotions and frank sexuality. Lonely, neglected by her parents and feeling the loss of her grandmother fourteen-year-old Melissa turns to sex as an outlet of expression. Propelling herself into impossibly risky liasons, the details of which she records in her diary, this modern day Lolita suddenly and dangerously turns into a bold seductress. by turns erotic and harrowing, Melissa P's disturbing look into a teenage girl's secret life pushes the envelope of human desires. - Director:
- Luca Guadagnino
- Cast:
- María Valverde, Letizia Ciampa, Primo Reggiani
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Theo and Hugo (2016)Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau
"Theo and Hugo" encounter each other in a sex club, where their overwhelming desire creates an unexpected intimacy. Leaving the club, they drift down the deserted streets of nocturnal Paris, but reality suddenly confronts them in an unexpected way. Do they want to know more about each other? Can their trust be rewarded? Will love m come with the dawn of a new day? Told in real time, this authentic tale of love and intimacy is Ducastel and Martineau's (Cockles and Muscles, Drole de Felix, Ma Vie, Born in '68) most ambitious film to date and a candid insight into 21st century gay life. - Director:
- Olivier Ducastel
- Cast:
- Geoffrey Couët, François Nambot, Mario Fanfani
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After tragedy forces young Prince T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) to assume Wakanda's throne, he is faced with the ultimate test, putting the fate of his country and the entire world at risk. Pitted against his own family, the new king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and embrace his future as an Avenger. - Director:
- Ryan Coogler
- Cast:
- Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o
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Small town boy Oscar Madly (Connor Jessup) contemplates his future. Haunted by visions of a tragic incident during his childhood, he dreams of a utopia away from parental torment. When he falls for the new boy at work, the mysterious and elusive Wilder (Aliocha Schneider), Oscar's world turns on its head. Forced to confront his inner demons and utmost desires, Oscar catapults into a charged world of fantasia and duress, guided only by the discerning voice of Buffy the talking hamster (Isabella Rossellini). - Director:
- Stephen Dunn
- Cast:
- Aaron Abrams, Leah McPherson, Jack Fulton
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Soon after Edward IV (Cedric Hardwicke) is crowned, his brother Richard (Laurence Olivier), a hunchback whose disfigured body houses a twisted soul, begins scheming for the throne of England. He woos and wins the Lady Anne (Claire Bloom), then poisons Edward's mind against their brother, Clarence (John Gielgud), later securing his death. But even after his coronation, Richard continues with his villainous campaign to secure his position as king... - Director:
- Laurence Olivier
- Cast:
- Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Nicholas Hannen
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Loveless (2017)Nelyubov
Zhenya (Maryana Spivak) and Boris (Aleksey Rozin) are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page - even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha (Matvey Novikov). Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears. - Director:
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Cast:
- Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin
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It's Only the End of the World (2015)Juste la fin du monde
After twelve wars of estrangement a terminally ill writer (Gaspard Ulliel) returns to his hometown, planning on announcing his impending death to his family. However, his mother (Nathalie Baye), tempestuous siblings (Vincent Cassel and Lea Seydoux) and beleaguered sister-in-law (Marion Cotillard) have their own personal grievances to air. As buried resentments threaten to surface and fits and feuds begin to unfold, all attempts at empathy and resolution seem increasingly out of reach. - Director:
- Xavier Dolan
- Cast:
- Nathalie Baye, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard
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French Kisses (2016)Herculanum / Apollo / Body of Angels / In Return / Ruptures (ou André et Gabriel) / Electric July
Be seduced by the best gay stories France has to offer, in this exquisite collection of sexy shorts. From tales of teenage sexual awakening, to searing studies of complex adult relationships, these six films are both quintessentially French and undeniably Universal.
French Kisses Include:
- Apollo (2016)
- Herculaneum (2016)
- The Body of Angels (2016)
- In Return (2013)
- Ruptures (2016)
- Electric July (2014)- Director:
- Francisco Bianchi
- Cast:
- Pierre Moure, Bruno Stierli, Nina Meurisse
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It's the summer of 1983 in Italy, and Elio (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17-year-old, spends his days in his family's villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio's father, an eminent professor. Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever. - Director:
- Luca Guadagnino
- Cast:
- Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg
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When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. - Director:
- Jordan Peele
- Cast:
- Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener
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A brutal civil war has erupted in England with the Houses of Lancaster and York battling for control of the throne. Amid the turmoil, the despotic Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Ian McKellen) plots his own route to power, deviously scheming a murderous agenda that will lead to his installation as dictator monarch. Steeped in fascist iconography, the film openly draws from the aesthetic of the Third Reich, a stylistic choice that emphasizes the pure evil at the heart of Richard's agenda. - Director:
- Richard Loncraine
- Cast:
- Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Christopher Bowen
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