The Lickerish Quartet 1970
1h 30m | Drama | Release date: October 13, 1970 (United States)
Storyline:
A jaded, wealthy couple watch a blue movie in their castle home along with her adult son. The son is testy, so they go into town and watch a circus-like thrill ride. The daredevil woman in the show looks exactly like one of the women in the movie, so the man invites her to join them for a nightcap. Tensions among the family seem to rise. She stays overnight, and during her 24 hours in the castle, each of its three residents involves her in a fantasy. She, in turn, keeps asking, “Who has the gun?” Will there be violence before it’s over?
Lilies Not for Me 2024
1h 39m | Drama, History, Romance | Release date: April 30, 2025 (France)
Storyline:
A gay novelist and his psychiatric nurse bond over a series of doctor-ordered ‘dates’ as he tells the story of a friendship which spiraled out of control when they turned to a risky procedure to cure themselves of feelings for each other.
While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother’s house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira’s surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.
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?
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.
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.
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?”
