Esprit De Corps 2014

Esprit De Corps 2014

Esprit De Corps 2014

Esprit De Corps 2014
1h 34min | Drama | 13 June 2015 (USA)

Storyline:

An adaptation of Auraeus Solito’s play entitled Esprit de Corps in the 1980’s about the game of seduction and ranks in the ROTC, It is a queer story of two cadets and their pursuit to outwit a corrupt Major Marcus for his position.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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Kill Me Gently 1979

Kill Me Gently 1979

Kill Me Gently 1979

Kill Me Gently 1979
Ubij me nezno (original title)
1h 39min | Crime | 6 December 1979 (Yugoslavia)

Storyline:

An old house by the sea is the scene of a number of puzzling crimes and deaths. The whole complex web is, in fact, the invention of Auntie who lives in the house and translates crime stories.

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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.

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Ostia 1970

Ostia 1970

Ostia 1970

Ostia 1970
1h 43min | Drama | 11 March 1970 (Italy)

Storyline:

Two brothers live by petty thievery and try to recover from their upbringing. Bandiera and Rabbino were children when they pushed their drunk of a father out of a window for killing their pet sheep. When a girl is raped by her father, she is brought by young “rescuers” to the home of the two brothers who then watch their friends take advantage of her sexually. The brothers take her in, and the three live happy and celibate if not uneventful lives until the brother’s are sent to jail for stealing.

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Grand Blue 2020

Grand Blue 2020

Grand Blue 2020

Grand Blue 2020
Guranburu (original title)
1h 47min | Comedy | 7 August 2020 (Japan)

Storyline:

Iyori is attending college and moves in with his uncle who lives by the ocean. He gets involved with a bunch of scuba divers. He just wishes there were more girls around. After all, that is how he imagined his school days. Following him are a friend, class-mate and a female relative who is also at university. Things begin to heat up as the youngsters try to have fun and yet figure and sort out their days and lives.

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