The Male Gaze: A Better Tomorrow

Oct 23, 2023

1h 35m

★ 0.0

Overview

Go on an enriching journey from Mexico to Spain, onto Austria and then to China via Greece in these five moving short films where gay men overcome various obstacles in accepting who they are, and where they are going - things can only get better. The 5 short films are: If They Knew [Berak baleki] (2021); Xutaj (2022); Boom and Bloom [Neuzeit] (2022); Sexual Distancing (2022); And We Collide [潮汐平行时] (2021).

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

NQV Media

The Male Gaze: A Better Tomorrow Trailers

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Cast

Son

Nils Hohenhövel

Father

Simon Schwarz

Aita

Iñigo Aranburu

Maitalea

Koldo Olabarri

Andonis

Jeo Pakitsas

Xutaj

Luis Vegas

Duhwi

Leonardo Maldonado

Ana

Tete Espinoza

Huang Kejing

Wang Yancheng

Forbidden love stories where gay men navigate the intense conflict between their deep-seated religious beliefs and their passionate desires. The 7 short films are: A Particular Friend (2023); Venena Bibas (2016); Keeping Faith (2017); Give Up the Ghost (2020); Barely in Love [לאהוב בקושי] (2013); The Vigrant [연극하는 날] (2021); Longing [אישך, תשוקתך] (2014).

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Conséquent

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No overview available.

6.0

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