The Male Gaze: A Better Tomorrow
8.1
2023
1 hr 35 min
Drama
Go on an enriching journey from Mexico to Spain, onto Austria and then to China via Greece in these five moving short films where gay men overcome various obstacles in accepting who they are, and where they are going - things can only get better. The 5 short films are: If They Knew [Berak baleki] (2021); Xutaj (2022); Boom and Bloom [Neuzeit] (2022); Sexual Distancing (2022); And We Collide [潮汐平行时] (2021).
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- Cast:
- Nils Hohenhövel , Simon Schwarz , Iñigo Aranburu , Koldo Olabarri , Jeo Pakitsas , Luis Vegas , Leonardo Maldonado
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Reviews
Did you people see the same film I saw?
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Blistering performances.
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The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
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By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
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