The Male Gaze: Bitter Sweet

2024 1h 57m EN

Drama

Synopsis

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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).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Florian Lesieur
Evan
Tim Rousseau
Adam
Jesuíta Barbosa
João
Túlio Starling
Pedro
Joel Ávila
Luca Rossi
Adil Boulaft
Gael
Ilian Pudev
Julio
Gerard Larrondo
Tadeo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Manu Roma
Languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Portuguese, 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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Florian Lesieur and Tim Rousseau and Jesuíta Barbosa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt34508154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Manu Roma directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in French, Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish.
3Part of the "The Male Gaze Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Florian Lesieur and Tim Rousseau and Jesuíta Barbosa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt34508154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.