queertiques
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Maryam Touzani’s beautifully poetic drama THE BLUE CAFTAN
Le Bleu du Caftan (The Blue Caftan) is director Maryam Touzani’s (previous film Adam) beautifully poetic drama about the relationship between a closeted Moroccan tailor, Halim, (Saleh Bakri), his dying wife Mina (Lubna Azabal), and their gay male apprentice Youssef (Ayoub Missioui). Premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Touzani takes her time in…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews HORSEPLAY: what happens when 10 handsome young men houseshare one summer
Los Agitadores (Horseplay) is the latest film from queer Argentinian director Marco Berger (The Blonde One, Taekwondo, Absent). A group of ten handsome, fit young male friends in their mid-20s share a smart villa in the Argentine countryside for a few days over Christmas and New Year. The men know each other well and…
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Queerguru reviews the uplifting tale of THE DREAMLIFE OF GEORGIE STONE
The vast majority of films with transgender storylines that we get to view are remarkable for their sheer bravado and how they each make such a significant contribution to the continuing dialogue about the transgender community. Dreamlife however went much further and completely blew us out of the water Australian Georgie Stone is such…
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews Blessed Boys aka La santa piccola
The fictional movie also known as The Miracle Child, takes place in Rione Sanitá district, Naples, Italy. Lino (Francesco Pelegrino) is a delivery boy, and Mario (Vincenzo Antonucci) is a motorcycle mechanic, both are young, handsome, very close friends, play soccer, and are looking for new experiences to escape the monotony of their daily lives. …
