Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews THE FIRST FALLEN  a Brazilian drama about the first wave of AIDS crisis in the early 1980s

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  The story takes us to Vitoria, Espírito Santo  a state in southeast Brazil, in one year period time beginning on December 31st, 1982. We are introduced to biologist Suzano (Johnny Massaro), his sister nurse Maura (Clara Choreaux), nephew Muriel (Alex Bonini), and his circle of friends.  Suzano is back from France where his “rich … Continue reading



Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews the French queer drama ‘ DON’T LOOK DOWN’

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  In one night full of intriguing glances in a very small apartment with a glorious of Paris, four gay men and a woman get along and learn a little of each other while. Their being together has a specific purpose and one that bounds them all. The viewer gets hints by some action off-camera, since … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews THE JUDGEMENT : the journey of a gay couple in love in homophobic Egypt

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  “Egypt, where to live between fantasy and reality almost doesn’t exist” The call for the Muslim prayer out loud in the streets of Alexandria, Egypt seems like the background music of this fictional dark tale of two young men in love.      It is June 2020.Mo -Mohamed- (Junes Zahdi) and Hisham  (Freddy Shahin) … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews ‘The Lost Boys  (Le Paradis)’ where to fall in love is against the rules

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  A sequence of still images of a place that seems to be a mansion into the woods introduces us to lonely Joe (Khalil Gharbia) wearing a red t-shirt.  After a while we learn the residence is a juvenile reform center.  Joe has Arab roots and shards of memories with his mother walking on a … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews THE NEIGHBOR aka PROSSIMO TUO (Hotel Milano)

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  EVERYTHING CHANGES BUT CHANGE ITSELF Heraclitus A relaxing opening scene of two attractive young men lying on the grass under a blue sky, smoking and enjoying each other, in a matter of seconds turns into a nightmare because of homophobia and the bullying of a group of aggressive men. The drama goes on in … Continue reading



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