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Femme

Name: Femme
Director: Sam H Freeman
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Cast: George MacKay, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Aaron Heffernan, John McCrea, Antonia Clarke

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Thriller
Drama

2023
Sam H Freeman
98 mins
18

Summary

Thriller starring George MacKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. Young drag performer Jules is brutally assaulted in a homophobic attack by a man named Preston. Months later, while out of drag, Jules runs into an unsuspecting Preston at a gay sauna and the two begin a sexual relationship - one that offers Jules the opportunity for revenge.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Matt Glasby

This thriller from first-time co-directors Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping is frighteningly dark and accomplished. Expanding upon the pair's 2021 short of the same name, it follows London drag artist Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), who is attacked by homophobic thugs while out shopping one night. He's still recovering a few months later when he bumps into the ringleader, Preston (George MacKay), in a gay sauna, and the two begin an uneasy affair characterised by mutual mistrust and the ever-present spectre of violence. Both actors are fantastic, and they're backed by strong direction and cinematography - late-night London has never looked so forbidding. As the characters' lives entwine, the tension builds, and we're never quite sure what Preston really knows about Jules - or himself for that matter. The result is an extraordinary erotic thriller for an uncertain age.

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7.3/10