A Little Bit of Freedom 2003

A Little Bit of Freedom 2003

A Little Bit of Freedom 2003

A Little Bit of Freedom 2003
Kleine Freiheit (original title)
1h 42min | Drama | 15 April 2004 (Germany)

Storyline:

Baran (Cagdas Bozkurt) is a young Kurd who was sent to Hamburg after his parents, who had helped Kurdish rebels, were betrayed and subsequently killed by the Turkish militia. Now that Baran is 16, he is no longer allowed to stay in Germany and faces the bleak prospect of getting deported back.

Baran meets Chernor (Leroy Delmar), an African boy who has the same problem and trafficks drugs to make some money. Chernor is openly gay and their friendship has sexual overtones from the beginning. Baran also has very little interest in girls, even though a marriage might solve his immigration-related legal trouble.

Things get even more complicated when Baran spots the traitor of his family and wants to kill him. However, the man pleads for his life and Baran spares him. After this act of forgiveness, Cherno and Baran have sex together for the first time, making it clear to Baran that his interest in Cherno goes beyond friendship.

Finally, both Cherno and Baran, who had made a desperate attempt to free Cherno, are arrested by the police.

Continue reading

A Skeleton in the Closet 2020

A Skeleton in the Closet 2020

A Skeleton in the Closet 2020

A Skeleton in the Closet 2020
Todos tenemos un muerto en el placard o un hijo en el closet (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 43min | Comedy, Drama | 24 August 2020 (USA)

Storyline:

Coming out of he closet is never easy, but the gay son has already come out to his parents. They weren’t happy, but they still love him. The son arrives home, only to learn that his partner has dumped him.

Continue reading

My Rosy Life, His Rosy Passion 2014

My Rosy Life, His Rosy Passion 2014

My Rosy Life, His Rosy Passion 2014

My Rosy Life, His Rosy Passion 2014
Ore to kareshi to kanojo no jijô (original title)
62min | Drama | 27 December 2017 (Japan)

Plot:

When Otoya confesses that he is married, Junpei cannot hide his anger of being betrayed. However, Otoya says it is a fake marriage. He met his wife through matchmaking because of his father. She is emotionally unstable and an alcoholic. But he gets to use her to cover his gay identity. One day, Junpei goes to Otoya’s house and meets his wife when he is out. It leads to Otoya suggesting Junpei to move in and become his roommate…

Continue reading

Goodbye Seventies 2020

Goodbye Seventies 2020

Goodbye Seventies 2020

Goodbye Seventies 2020
Unrated | 1h 32min | Drama | 28 September 2020 (USA)

Storyline:

In the 1970s, the golden age of gay pornography in New York City, a promising chorus boy is injured and told he will never dance again. Distraught and unimpressed with the “art” films playing seedy Times Square theaters, he gets his friends and lovers together and they start making their own hard core movies. Against all odds the films are wildly successful until drugs, AIDS and cheap video technology bring it all crashing down.

Continue reading

As Luck Would Have It 2002

As Luck Would Have It 2002
Le hasard fait bien les choses (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 29min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | TV Movie 20 November 2002

Storyline:

Jean-Pierre Muller is an intellectual with a quiet life. One day he receives a letter of the Government saying he’s been appointed tutor of troubled kid Antoine. He files a request to refuse it but the more he tries to get away from the responsability more he gets involved and has to face important issues in his life.

Continue reading

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh 2008

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh 2008

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh 2008

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh 2008
R | 1h 35min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 20 January 2008 (USA)

Storyline:

Based on Michael Chabon’s novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.

Continue reading

Locked Up 2004

Locked Up 2004

Locked Up 2004

Locked Up 2004
Gefangen (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 36min | Crime, Drama, Romance | 26 May 2005 (Germany)

Storyline:

Dennis is a new inmate. Mike is an older black inmate. Together the two face hostile prison officals and inmates in their attempts to become a loving couple.

Continue reading

No Hard Feelings 2020

No Hard Feelings 2020

No Hard Feelings 2020

No Hard Feelings 2020
Wir (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 32min | Drama, Romance | 24 September 2020 (Germany)

Storyline:

Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, was caught shoplifting. He is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets the siblings Banafshe and Amon, who have fled Iran. As a romantic attraction between Parvis and Amon grows, the fragile relationship between the three is put to the test.

Continue reading