Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis documentary was shot in 2010 but because the setting is the rather deprived Cape Flats area of Cape Town in South Africa, it has a very distinctly old fashioned feel to it. The area is populated by ‘Coloureds‘ a multi-racial ethnic group, and time has definitely stood still for the local populace, especially … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis excellent French TV documentary about the journey towards the universal decriminalization of homosexuality was made in 2014, and sadly very little progress has been made since then President Obama had supported UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon efforts at what he called ‘the final frontier in human rights“. Out of 196 UN member states, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGolden Youth takes us back to the late 1970’s when Americans were desperately squeezing into Studio 54, and we Europeans were flocking to the more accessible but equally debauched Le Palace night club in Paris. It was home to extravagant theme parties and performances, that literally threw together rich and poor, gay and straight, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s New Year Eve in Rome, and Adelchi is fussing around his apartment making sure everything is just perfect as he has a hot date. He’s been chatting online with Claudio for some time now ….. or has he? Turns out that his intended is rather an introvert so his room-mate sister has been pretending … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGoodbye Mother is one of those cases of don’t judge a Book (or in this case movie) but its cover. Having wrongly assumed that this was a straightforward story of a closeted gay man taking a boyfriend home to Vietnam for the first time, and being forced to choose between his conservative family, or … Continue reading
