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Holding The Man (Country: Australia; Year: 2015; Director: Neil Armfield; Writer: Tommy Murphy, based on the memoir by Timothy Conigrave; Stars: Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Anthony LaPaglia, Guy Pearce, Kerry Fox, Sarah Snook)
The true story of a lifelong romance between a writer and a rugby player.
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato)
This examination of Robert Mapplethorpe's outrageous life is led by the artist himself, speaking with brutal honesty in a series of rediscovered interviews about his passions. Intimate revelations from friends, family, and lovers shed new light on this scandalous artist who ignited a culture war that still rages on.
The Pass (Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Ben A Williams ; Writer: John Donnelly; Stars: Russell Tovey, Arinze Kene, Lisa McGrillis)
The lives of two young premier league footballers are complicated by an impromptu kiss.
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Rebel Dykes (Country: UK; Year: 2016; Director: Harri Shanahan, Sian Williams)
A documentary about lesbian London in the Eighties.
Summertime (La Belle Saison) (Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Catherine Corsini; Writer: Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss; Stars: Cécile De France, Izïa Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky)
Drama about social change in France in the early 1970s.
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Theo And Hugo (Théo Et Hugo Dans Le Même Bateau) (Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau; Writer: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau; Stars: François Nambot, Geoffrey Couet)
After a brief encounter in a Paris sex club, two men fall abruptly and unexpectedly in love.
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