The Male Gaze: The Heat of the Night
4.8
2019
1 hr 29 min
Drama
When darkness falls, temperatures rise in these six stories about late night confessions, intimacy for sale, high speed hookups and full moon frissons. But when the sun comes up and reality reveals itself, will it have all been worth it? The short films are: Thirst (2018); According to Mateo [Según Mateo] (2017); Hardcore (2016); Beast [Séptimo] (2011); Petit Ami (2017); Skai Blue (2017).
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- Cast：
- Ezra Fieremans , Andreas La Chenardière , Thomas Ryckewaert , Steven van Watermeulen , Michaël Assié , Enrique Gimeno , Adams Mensah
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Simply Perfect
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Did you people see the same film I saw?
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There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.
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There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.
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