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Zecji Nasip (Croatian) Sandbag Dam

By Golu
This indie film is a really powerful look at how a community can suffocate you and the hidden corners young people have to find just to be themselves in so many European towns, even with all the progress we've seen lately. The whole story plays out while the town is bracing for a massive, raging flood, and you just can't shake the feeling that some kind of intense reckoning or unavoidable doom is headed their way. To be honest, I didn't go in with super high expectations, but the way it’s put together makes it a seriously compelling watch. Plus, it’s not every day you get to see an LGBT-themed movie coming out of Croatia! The story follows Marko, a popular 18-year-old kid who seems to have it all—he’s got a girlfriend, he’s a competitive arm wrestler, and he’s well-liked at school. When he isn't in class, he’s usually hanging out with his brother, who has a disability, or helping his mom out in her greenhouse. Everything gets flipped upside down when a guy named Slaven ...
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Macho Caponata (Japanese)

By Golu
Today I have learnt of a new term 'Pink FIlm'. Pink films are films that deal with sexual, adult content, but compared to the typical adult film, a Pink film features much tenderer or much more artistic expressions. Sometimes, because of this much liberal form of storytelling, the outcomes of the films might be even more interesting at times. After watching this film, I was wondering what would be a good way to describe what I just saw, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that we have this terms for films like this.

Takeshi runs a popular Italian restaurant in a port town and his Caponata dish is the most popular. His ex-lover Kazuyoshi went to Italy to train as a chef seven years ago, so he is single. His sister is pregnant with the baby of Kazuyoshi’s younger brother, so Kazuyoshi comes back to town for their wedding. After a passionate encounter between two men, he asks Takeshi to come to Italy with him which he refuses. Actually Takeshi has older parents and his father is partially paralyzed, so he needs to take care of them. One night out of nowhere, a bulky hunky hungry man Akira shows up and asks for job to Takeshi, who needs help with his restaurant. You can see the sexual tension and soon enough Akira and Takeshi have passionate beach sex, in the same place where he used to meet Kazuyoshi. Eventually Akira makes him realize that his true love will always be Kazuyoshi and that he must go after the love of his life.

Even though the film has some very explicit sex scenes, three of them and very elaborate to be precise; this is still a bit of emotional and sad love story. Its weird to be saying this but there are sections of the film which are quite moving. Takeshi is stuck in this town, filled with old people, because he feels morally obligated to be there for his parents at the expense of his personal wishes and wants from life. The is the reason he did not and cannot go to Italy with his love. Even though its the lust that may catch your attention here, but at the heart, there is a profound love story. Of course combined with some delicious Italian food, this film is quite different from whatever I have seen. Takeshi, as an actor does a very good job of showing his emotions. Kazuyoshi is just average. But it's the tall and hunky Akira that steals the limelight mostly of his handsome looks and ample skin show. Beware that this has plenty sex scenes combined with a love story, making it a perfect one hour long Pink film. I may have to look for more of these kind of films. (6/10)
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