Romance 1999

Romance 1999

Romance 1999

Romance 1999
R | 1h 24min | Drama | 14 April 1999 (France)

Storyline:

Although deeply in love with her boyfriend – and indeed sleeping in the same bed with him – a schoolteacher cannot handle the almost complete lack of intimacy he will allow. Increasingly frustrated, she gradually finds her sexual appetites leading her into ever more risky situations, including a developing one with the headmaster.

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Chop Shop 2007

Chop Shop 2007

Chop Shop 2007

Chop Shop 2007
Unrated | 1h 24min | Drama | 27 February 2008 (USA)

Storyline:

Alejandro, a resourceful street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sixteen-year-old sister.

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Dangerous Drugs of Sex 2020

Dangerous Drugs of Sex 2020

Dangerous Drugs of Sex 2020

Dangerous Drugs of Sex 2020
Sei no Gekiyaku (original title)
1h 29m | Drama | February 14, 2020 (Japan)

Storyline:

Katsuragi, an elite office worker who fell from a perfect life, drunkenly attempted to jump and commit suicide. Suddenly, he was suddenly helped by a mysterious man, Yoda, but that was the beginning of a horrible life of confinement training.

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The Whispering of the Gods 2005

The Whispering of the Gods 2005

The Whispering of the Gods 2005

The Whispering of the Gods 2005
Gerumaniumu no yoru (original title)
1h 47min | Drama | 8 April 2007 (USA)

Storyline:

Rou returns to the rural seminary farm where he studied as a boy and was molested by priests. Rou has recently had a history of violence, and he brings this anger to the seminary, triggering a series of atrocities within the seemingly peaceful retreat – indeed, much of Whispering consists of sequences of sexual perversion that allow mori to comment on the cycle of abuse and how the distortion of sexuality and spirituality can create hell on earth.

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Rope and Boys 1987

Rope and Boys 1987

Rope and Boys 1987

Rope and Boys 1987
Nawa to otoko-tachi (original title)
1h | Drama | 1987 (Japan)

Storyline:

Yuji is an university student living with his older brother. When he runs into an old acquaintance on the street, the two begin an affair and Yuji ends up getting drawn into the world of S&M clubs, where men put up elaborate and decadent shows for their customers.

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The Acrobat 2019

The Acrobat 2019

The Acrobat 2019

The Acrobat 2019
L’acrobate (original title)
2h 14min | Drama | 2 October 2019 (Canada)

Storyline:

Montreal is snowed under. While the downtown cranes dance their hypnotic ballet, two strangers meet randomly in an unfinished apartment. Their chance encounter leads to a violent attraction and a dependency beyond reason. One man is a Russian-born professional acrobat whose future is jeopardized by a broken leg. The other is a buttoned-down, well groomed man of few words. Which one dominates? Which one manipulates? As it turns out, love is painful and human relations are complex.

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Always Say Yes 2019

Always Say Yes 2019

Always Say Yes 2019

Always Say Yes 2019
Siempre sí (original title)
Unrated | 1h 44min | Drama | 6 April 2019 (Argentina)

Storyline:

Héctor travels from Hermosillo to Mexico City with the hope of posing naked for photography collective Feral. His friend Carlos chose not to go with him, and Héctor, determined to experiment with his desire without limits, promises himself to always say yes.

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