Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want

2010 2h 30m EN

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Synopsis

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Elliot Tittensor (TV's Shameless) stars as Daz in headlining film PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT, a gripping British film debut that sees him woo a young lad in an underpass, only to be threatened with a break-up the following morning. Passive and submissive roles are tackled and tugged in gay graffiti tale VANDALS and Icelandic grapple-fest WRESTLING, while POSTMORTEM, MY NAME IS LOVE, and Iris Prize-winner STEAM look at promising encounters that turn awry. Rounding out the collection are HEIKO, an alternative ode to foot fetishes, BREATH where 12-year-old Erik swims out to sea to make a daring move on his best friend's father, and the crème de la crème from this collection TREVOR, which won multiple prestigious awards from Sundance, Berlinale, and even The Academy Awards (Oscar) for Best Short Film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julien Zeitouni
Guy 1 (segment "Steam")
Scott Hislop
Guy 2 (segment "Steam")
Naveed Choudhry
Saleem (segment "Protect Me From What I Want")
Elliott Tittensor
Daz (segment "Protect Me From What I Want")
José Manuel Mendes
Man (segment "Heiko")
Jaime Freitas
Heiko (segment "Heiko")
Yannick de Waal
Erik (segment "Breath")
Moo Miero
Sofie (segment "Breath")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Färdmar
Writers: Dominic Leclerc, David Färdmar, Grímur Hákonarson
Languages: Icelandic, German, Swedish, English, Dutch, Portuguese
Countries: Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Icelandic, German, Swedish, English, Dutch, Portuguese.

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WORLD

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International production across 8 countries: Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Boys on Film Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Färdmar, shot by Cláudia Varejão. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Elsbeth Kasteel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julien Zeitouni and Scott Hislop and Naveed Choudhry carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Färdmar directs. Cláudia Varejão behind the camera. Elsbeth Kasteel cuts. Produced in Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Icelandic, German, Swedish, English, Dutch, Portuguese.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Icelandic, German, Swedish, English, Dutch, Portuguese.
4International production across 8 countries: Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Part of the "Boys on Film Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by David Färdmar, shot by Cláudia Varejão. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Elsbeth Kasteel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Julien Zeitouni and Scott Hislop and Naveed Choudhry carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2108480 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.