Since The Last Time We Met is a romantic psychological drama by Argentinian director Matias De Leis Correa. Handsome Victor (Patricio Arellano) by chance bumps into hunky David (Esteban Recagno), his first love, fifteen years since they last saw each other. The reunion ignites the clandestine love they had had for each other, secretly seeing each other back then without telling their mutual group of friends. David, however, had suddenly broken off the affair and blocked all contact with Victor without giving him any reasons. Victor had been heartbroken but unable to share his grief with anyone as their relationship had been secret.
They realise they currently live within walking distance of each other in the same area of Buenos Aires. Both are now in their late thirties and David is now married to a woman. Victor sleeps mostly with men, usually one-night stands, and hasn’t had a serious relationship since David. He is still hurt by what David did to him but nevertheless invites him round to his apartment one evening. Thus begins a complex, occasionally toxic, rekindling of their romance. Victor is hurt by the past, and not happy with David’s current married status, but he clearly loves David. David has a simpler attitude and is happy to just have uncomplicated sex on the side of his marriage. What follows is a deep analysis, quite rare in a film, of the complexities when a married person has an affair with a single person and love gets in the way.
Since The Last Time We Met is a confident film. Beautifully shot with powerful and heartfelt performances by Arellano and Recagno, both of whom are very easy on the eye. The plot only focuses on the relationship between the two men as they emotionally navigate their way through complex waters given their history, their differences, and David’s married status. Will they manage to make it work?
PS Since The Last Time We Met is being screened at OUTshine Miami's LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
Queerguru’s Contributing Editor Ris Fatah is a successful fashion/luxury business consultant (when he can be bothered) who divides and wastes his time between London and Ibiza. He is a lover of all things queer, feminist, and human rights in general. @ris.fatah
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