Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques27th-year-old Willam Spetz made his name in his native Sweden as a TikTok star but now he has created, written, and starred in TORE a superb quirky queer drama that is shockingly good. He plays the lead character who is awkwardly closeted and in the very first episode is left orphaned when his … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAt Queerguru we can’t just give you all steak and sizzle. Sometimes it’s our duty to ensure that you are getting a varied diet. Occasionally we need to give you a little milk and cookies. This time it’s in the form of the family-friendly Swedish rom-com Mini Zlatan and Uncle Darling, told from the perspective … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDo interesting ideas make for interesting movies? It’s a tough question and the easy way out for a PR person to tackle this kind of film is to dial up any hint of controversy in the hope that it gets bums on seats in theatres . Then, fingers crossed, the movie will have a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe film captured me from the beginning; a sequence of a newsreel from April 28th, 1945 shot at Malmö Harbor, Sweden, in which a large group of women reaches freedom after German concentration camps. We see them smile and say hello to the camera, there is Nadine with her white scarf, striped uniform, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesYou may have to keep pinching yourself that this very intriguing TV mini-series is based on a true story as there are times when it simply belies belief. It’s the stuff of fairy tales when a King falls in love with a commoner although it’s usually with a member of the opposite sex, unlike … Continue reading
