B.O.Y. 2024

B.O.Y. 2024

B.O.Y. 2024

B.O.Y. 2024
Glasskår (original title)
1h 27m | Drama | Release date: April 16, 2025 (Denmark)

Storyline:

Sixteen-year-old Tobias reluctantly spends his summer with his grandparents in the countryside, abandoned once again by his elusive mother. His grandfather takes care of his dementia-sick wife while working full time as a glazier. Tobias encounters two local young men: Jonas, a male prostitute, and Aron, a local 25-year-old house painter. Instantly drawn to each other, Tobias and Aron navigate the complexities of their budding relationship. But Tobias, starved for love and affection, struggles to let down his guard, pushing Aron away whenever emotions run too deep. When tragedy strikes, Tobias finds himself sinking back into old habits of self-loathing and self-harm, seeking solace in the pain he inflicts upon himself. As dark thoughts threaten to unravel his sanity and alienate those closest to him, Tobias spirals further into his downward spiral, convinced he deserves every ounce of suffering. Feeling utterly abandoned, Tobias embarks on a harrowing journey of self-discovery and redemption, teetering on the edge of emotional collapse. Will he find the strength to break free from his self-destructive patterns and embrace the love he so desperately craves, or will he succumb to the darkness consuming him from within?

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Beautiful Blooming 2003

Beautiful Blooming 2003

Beautiful Blooming 2003

Beautiful Blooming 2003
Kirei ni saita (original title)
59m | Drama | Release date: April 26, 2003 (Japan)

Storyline:

The third year of Keio. Picked up by Takamori Saigo, Hanjiro pledges his loyalty to him and joins an assassination group led by Kidaro. One day, Hanjiro was taken aback by a man he met on the street, and since then, the man’s presence has never left his mind.

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Kalak 2023

Kalak 2023

Kalak 2023

Kalak 2023
2h | Drama | Release date: February 29, 2024 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Jan, a nurse who is also a father, was sexually abused by his father as a teenager. Working in Nuuk, Greenland, he tries to connect to the culture with sex. When someone calls him a Kalak, a Greenlandic word with a double meaning of both a “true” and “dirty” Greenlander, he wears the epithet as a badge of honor. But ultimately he has to confront his father.

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Love Syndrome: The Beginning 2024

Love Syndrome: The Beginning 2024

Love Syndrome: The Beginning 2024

Love Syndrome: The Beginning 2024
1h 30m | Drama, Romance | Release date: May 9, 2024 (Thailand)

Storyline:

Itt was raped by Day because Itt was the mastermind behind the plan that hurt Day’s younger brother Night. This plan was to trick Night into falling in love with Itt’sfriend, Gear who then raped him. Day discovered the plan after it happened and took his revenge by raping Itt and videotaping the rape as blackmail material. Whenever Itt said something that ‘Day’ didn’t like, he would verbally and physically beat and abuse him. Day used this videotape to blackmail Itt, and forced him to come and live with him.

They started to grow feelings for each other despite the extreme situation. Especially Itt who wanted Day to make his feelings clear. So he ran away with the help of Night. After this Day went crazy when he found out and realized how much he really liked Itt despite what he did to him. “The rapist can’t end up with his victim unless he does something to prove his love right?”

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The Trace of Your Lips 2023

The Trace of Your Lips 2023

The Trace of Your Lips 2023

The Trace of Your Lips 2023
La huella de unos labios (original title)
1h 21m | Drama | Release date: June 17, 2023 (United States)

Storyline:

Román is an actor who works in B-movies and who’s isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who’s allowed by the authorities to come and go. They live across from each other in an apartment complex. They meet online, and they can talk and even see each other in videocalls, but they can’t meet in person. Eventually, the temptation to break out of their lockdown comes up.

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Last Summer 2023

Last Summer 2023

Last Summer 2023

Last Summer 2023
L’été dernier (original title)
1h 44m | Drama, Thriller | Release date: September 13, 2023 (France)

Storyline:

Follows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre’s son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger.

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Elephant 2022

Elephant 2022

Elephant 2022

Elephant 2022
Slon (original title)
1h 34m | Drama, Romance | Release date: November 18, 2022 (Poland)

Storyline:

Bartek runs a small horse farm in the mountains in Southern Poland. He has to become head of the family when his father leaves and his mother has a breakdown. One day their neighbour dies and his son Dawid comes to the village for the funeral. Bartek becomes fascinated by Dawid and his recklessness. First love will force him to decide if he’s ready to choose his freedom over family obligations.

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