The Male Gaze: Risk Appeal

2023 1h 40m FR

Drama

Synopsis

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A stranger by the lake with a valuable possession. A journey home after serving time in jail. A friendship evolving from childhood to adulthood. Discover five risky situations where men and young boys take the plunge. The 5 short films are: A King, Gazing at the Sea [Le roi qui contemplait la mer] (2022); A Drowning Man (2017); Reo (2016); Summer Friends [L'amie de l'été] (2021); Summer Memories [Souvenir d'une après-midi d'été] (2021).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Loic Djani
Ousmane
Lefteris Polychronis
L'homme de la terasse
Thanos Lekkas
L'ami
Jean Aviat
Ellis
Tim Rousseau
Tom
Atef Alshafei
The Kid
Jalal Qaniry
Bis
Roberto Cabrera
Manuel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mahdi Fleifel
Languages: Arabic, French, Greek, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, French, Greek, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Male Gaze Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Loic Djani and Lefteris Polychronis and Thanos Lekkas carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt34508965 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mahdi Fleifel directs. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, French, Greek, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, French, Greek, Spanish.
3Part of the "The Male Gaze Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Loic Djani and Lefteris Polychronis and Thanos Lekkas carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt34508965 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.