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The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet
The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet

The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet

Genres

Drama

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Take a trip on the wild side with these six daring short films from Mexico, Portugal, Brazil, Spain and France that uncover the power of nature and mysticism, family ties that bond yet suffocate, the vagaries of same sex attraction, the pain of memory, the thrill of what's to come. The 6 short films are: Memory of An Afternoon On the Roof [Recuerdo de una tarde en la azotea] (2022); Afternoon Sun [À Tarde, Sob o Sol] (2020); Sweet Water [Água Doce] (2023); Cor Petit (2023); Haiku (2022); The Boy Who Wanted to Fly [El niño que quería volar] (2018).

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

14 November 2024

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Florian Lesieur

Florian Lesieur

Evan

Tim Rousseau

Tim Rousseau

Adam

Jesuíta Barbosa

Jesuíta Barbosa

João

Túlio Starling

Túlio Starling

Pedro

Joel Ávila

Joel Ávila

Luca Rossi

Adil Boulaft

Adil Boulaft

Gael

Ilian Pudev

Ilian Pudev

Julio

Gerard Larrondo

Gerard Larrondo

Tadeo

Khalid Guessaid

Khalid Guessaid

Víctor

Miguel Baltazar

Miguel Baltazar

Carlos

David S. Costa

David S. Costa

Mateus

Jorge Muriel

Jorge Muriel

Father

Pablo Mérida

Pablo Mérida

Iván

Leonardo Castell

Leonardo Castell

Paulino Razo

Paulino Razo

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