Rent Sugar (2004)
3.0 of 5 from 66 ratings
1h 20min
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- Synopsis:
A provocative, challenging and bizarrely funny coming-of-age set on the crystal-caked streets of downtown Toronto. On the eve of his 18th birthday, Cliff's (Andre Noble) 12-year-old sister Cookie sends him downtown with a skateboard, a spliff and a direct order to get laid. During the night, Cliff meets handsome hustler Butch (Brendan Fehr) and is quickly initiated into the hilariously dark and drug-fuelled arena of life downtown. The boys eventually discover the perks and perils of each other's worlds; their friendship evolves into romance, yet the notion of intimacy is foreign to them both. Cliff longs for intimacy, but Butch's drug abuse and self-loathing soon eats away at their relationship, and the two boys part company to tragic results... - Actors:
- Andre Noble, Marnie McPhail, Haylee Wanstall, Dorothy Gordon, Jeffrey Parazzo, Alastair Moir, Michael Barry, Brendan Fehr, Balázs Koós, Sarah Polley, Nina Arsenault, Tulsi Balram, David MacLean, Alexander Chapman, Misakiu
- Directors:
- John Palmer
- Writers:
- Bruce La Bruce, Jaie Laplante
- Studio:
- Peccadillo Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama, Lesbian & Gay
- Collections:
- A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema
- Countries:
- Canada
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Reviews (1) of Sugar
Hard to watch - Sugar review by CP Customer
How to celebrate your 18th birthday? Cliff decides to go to the seedier parts of Toronto, where he meets Butch - a hustler. He's soon attracted to this drug addict, but Butch denies him any intimacy - that is until a customer asks for a pair to perform for him. This act/performance constitutes rape and the relation has changed for good. Fabulous acting from both Brendan Fehr and the late Andre Noble.
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