It’s Milo’s (Carlo D’Ursi) birthday and so Gus (Nacho San José) his best friend and carer is determined that he will do his best to break his ‘dry spell’ and get him laid. The wealthy and handsome Milo has been moping around his enormous mansion alone feeling sorry for himself because he is confined to a wheelchair after a serious accident, and is still very angry that Mario (Daniel Muriel) the love of his life walked out on him over a decade ago.
Gus calls Carla (Javier Ballesteros) a trans girlfriend of his and asks for her help in throwing a wild impromptu birthday party. She obliges by texting a few of her friends and to ensure they come, she decides that the party should actually be an orgy. By the time her friends forward the message to their own circle of friends, the large house is full of a whole variety of naked and near naked bodies looking for their own Mr (or Miss) Right Now, or sharing theirs with friends.
As this diverse range of strangers search for sex, they uncover a whole raft of both funny and profound stories that expose some of their most inner secrets about their hopes and dreams …. and their fears too. With all these intriguing tales unfolding, Milo is dealing with issues of his own as he is full of resentment at seeing his home invaded by all these people who on the surface at least seem to be having a whale of a time. This will come to a head for him when he discovers that one of the partygoers is none other than Mario, and he is naturally torn between wanting to maintain his bitter contempt whilst at the same time trying not to show that he is still very much in love with him.
This unlikely setting of an orgy with unlimited near naked bodies having (discreetly filmed) sex and other types of fun turns out to be a totally inspired choice for this delightfully wonderful Spanish feel good-comedy. Not all the couples are gay, but the strong LGBTQ story lines anchor this charming piece which has the added benefit of some very smart and witty writing and a superbly talented ensemble cast.
Written and directed by Roberto Pérez Toledo, ‘Like Foam’ not only shows that things are not always what they seem, but never has an orgy been such funny and so full of love.
Totally unmissable.
