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The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances
The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances

The Male Gaze: Fleeting Glances

Genres

DramaDocumentaryRomance

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A release that features 7 shorts from Italy, Israel, Tunisia, New Zealand, the United States and France, exploring those furtive first steps that men take as they decide to act on their sexuality. The 7 short films are: The First Time [La prima volta] (2012); Kiss Me (2022); Nidhal [نضال] (2022); Sparrow (2016); I Am Mackenzie (2019); The Place Between Us [Il posto fra di noi] (2010); By the End of the Night [Que la nuit s'achève] (2018).

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

3.5/10

Release Date

03 June 2022

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sofian Khammes

Sofian Khammes

Karim

Malik Issolah

Malik Issolah

The seducer

Shonagh Smith

Shonagh Smith

Mackenzie

Alan Trong

Alan Trong

August

Matthew Arbuckle

Matthew Arbuckle

Gordon

Paul Glover

Paul Glover

Stan

Tama Jarman

Tama Jarman

Hemi

Eugenio Franceschini

Eugenio Franceschini

Yishai Aminoff

Yishai Aminoff

Adam

Omri Danino

Omri Danino

Shay

Antonio De Matteo

Antonio De Matteo

Matteo

Sandro Giordano

Sandro Giordano

Giorgio

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