drama
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Queerguru’s David Lagachu reviews PRIVATE DESERT a Brazilian queer drama that is about hopelessness and hope at the same time
The film opens with the protagonist Daniel (Antonio Saboia), a police officer, jogging in the middle of the night. The scene immediately highlights a sense of him running away from himself and the almost palpable loneliness. In the first half an hour of the film, the strong bond between Daniel and his ex-police officer…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews TOWARDS HAPPINESS an Italian queer drama where happiness maybe in Drag
Towards Happiness is director Paola Cipolletta’s drama about living life rather than just surviving it. Andrea (Francesco Di Leva) is a 40-year-old account manager and lives a rather mundane life in Naples with his wife Lucia (Miriam Candurro), a call center worker, and their ten-year-old son, Tommaso (Giuseppe Pirozzi). Their marriage is not going…
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews “Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter”
COMEDY IS MERELY A TRAGEDY HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE During the fourth wave of a pandemic in an indefinite time that may be the present moment, the near past, or in the coming future, there is a virus affecting the brain and memory in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This wacky surreal fictional film directed by…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Allan Brocka’s BOY CULTURE 2021 @BFI Flare
Allan Brocka’s popular comedy series Boy Culture season 1 premiered at BFI Flare in 2006 where we followed the life of escort X (Derek Magyar) and his beautiful boyfriend Andrew (Darryl Stephens of Noah’s Arc). Fast forward 15 years to series two and the six-part sequel finds popular escort X adapting to a very…
