MEN'S SPOTLIGHT FILM: Femme

Saturday October 21st 2023, 7:30 pm

Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Film Details

Runtime: 99 minutes

Language: In English

Director: Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping

Country: UK, 2023

Genre: Drag Queen, Drama

MEN'S SPOTLIGHT FILM
Jules is a beloved drag queen who loves to perform, where his stage persona is not just a role but a truer version of himself. After a brutal beating, Jules retreats into himself and stops performing. When he encounters his aggressor again, it happens in a gay sauna. Following an impulse, Jules becomes entangled in a risky revenge game with a profoundly closeted young man. Femme doesn't just force its characters into the revenge and erotic thriller genre but reinvents the revenge script, exploring both openly homophobic violence and internalized homophobia, and the daily tensions of queer existence. Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping have crafted a tense, stylish thriller about desire and self-loathing.

trigger warning: this film contains scenes of violence

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BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL, FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL, SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL, NEW HORIZONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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