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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews ALIGNED a touching debut movie from Greek filmmaker Apollo Bakopoulos

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  TO GIVE THE GIFT OF YOUR TRUE SELF… A bird’s view of Greek ruins, several close-ups of a contemporary dancer in movement, and the lyrics of a song referring to wolves inside, howling, provide the tone for an intimate story of growth, self-love,  assurance, and romance set in Athens and New York City. Aeneas … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews ELEPHANT a Polish intimate story about choosing freedom above family obligations.

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  Polish landscape and rural life are beautifully shot in this fictional drama that portrays families living rooted in tradition and discomfort,  no doubt the effects of the last strong Soviet influence on Poland still project its shadow in the lives of the older ones in the small village. We are introduced to young Bartek … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews NARROW PATH TO HAPPINESS the quest to record the uplifting love story of an Hungarian Romani gay couple

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      Narrow Path to Happiness is an uplifting fly-on-the-wall documentary following passionate Hungarian ethnic Romani couple Gergo Gagyi and Lenard Varadi in their ambitious quest to document their lives and romance as a musical. Gergo and Lenard met whilst living in an extremely poor rural Hungarian Romani community. Homophobia is rife in the … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews NORWEGIAN DREAM a multi-layered, tough yet tender, coming-of-age story

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  Norwegian Dream is a dark, atmospheric drama that takes a deep dive into how our social and economic living conditions affect our ability to live our truest lives. Robert (the chiseled, super handsome Hubert Milkowski) is a 19-year-old Polish migrant-worker, living in a remote coastal area of Norway and working in a salmon processing … Continue reading



Rafiki : the defiant tale of two African girls in love

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  African queer films are very much a rarity essentially because so much of that Continent have laws that criminalise homsosexuality and also so much of the population traditionally cannot morally accept it. In fact this charming tale of first love between two teenage Kenyan girls that has been critically acclaimed globally is still banned … Continue reading



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