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petragregorc · 7 years

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My Weekly Favourites

I haven’t posted anything in so looong that feel the need to tell you something xD This week I have been seeking for a good gay themed movie and since then I watched 2 that I’m now totally obssesed with :P and yes I’m trying to make you watch it!! both that I’ll recommend because I need to hear your thoughts about them :)

At the beginning of this week I have watched Brazilian movie named :

Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho / The Way He Looks

Summary: Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend, Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.

My thoughts: I liked it very much. Overall it was cute, daily life of highschool students...for me it was a relaxing movie to sit down and watch befour sleep. I loved actually how real the characters were :D Simple but real. The movie is not only about homosexuality, but also about the character's trial to get more independent. The movie is very "go with the flow". If you asked me if I liked the ending, yes i did. It doesn’t answer all your question about the future but the ending it’s just perfect the way it was made :3 A must-watch for those who are tired of mainstream movies.

Yesterday I cried the whole time while I was watching

Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar / Don't ever wipe tears without gloves

This is Swedish movie (3 parts).

Summary: A story of love and death. Rasmus, 19, escapes to Stockholm and finds love in the religious Benjamin just as the AIDS epidemic hits the city's gay community.

My thoughts: I can now say that this became one of my all time favourites. Why? Script writer and author Jonas Gardell brings us a very interesting, genuinely touching, heart- wrenching and important piece of modern history. It deals with the start of the AIDS epidemic in 1980's homophobic Sweden.

It is a love story between Rasmus and Benjamin, two young men from very different backgrounds, in a time when homosexuality was still very much a taboo subject and not socially accepted.

But it is also a story of a time when young men in the gay community suddenly started to fall ill, whither away and die, in what became known as the "Gay Plague". A new virus shook the world and nobody knew how to deal with it. Ignorance lead to scaremongering, prejudices and enormous stigma, as the title suggests.

It is un-sentimental, yet truly and deeply touching. Beautifully filmed, well directed and phenomenally acted. The two leads Adam Palsson and Adam Lundgren give honest, moving, raw and believable performances as Rasmus and Benjamin, fighting for their love and acceptance from both their families and society. Simon J Berger shines in his portrayal of their friend, the flamboyant, fiercely loyal, brutally honest and truly life affirming "Paul". Bjorn Kjellman, narrator and also playing the older "Benjamin" is not featured so much but his performance is heart-breaking and honest. The supporting cast (especially the parents) are also VERY strong and provide a real backbone to the piece. An important series that shows the dangers of ignorance and prejudice, the importance of love, acceptance and remembrance and a reminder that as "Paul" says: Nobody gets to live their life over, that's the point.

I GREATLY RECOMMEND THIS ONE!!!

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