The movie is set in Caracas, and I've got to say, it definitely isn't going to be for everyone. The way the story builds up is actually pretty strong, but for me, the point of it all felt a little fuzzy. It's a story packed with gay desire and a lot of violence, giving you a really interesting look at the city through its two main characters. However, what’s actually driving each of them stays in a bit of a gray area, which was a little bothering. The story follows a middle-aged gay man named Armando who spends his time cruising the streets and buses looking for young, working-class guys. He pays them to come back to his place, but he gets his kicks just by watching them pose half-naked without ever actually touching them. One of these meetings goes south fast when a street teenager named Elder brutally beats Armando up, steals his cash, and makes a run for it. A few days later, Armando tracks the boy down, and Elder steals from him again, but for some reason, Armando becom...
Set in near future, the story focuses on two people: Detective Gavin Reed, who is constantly at war with himself and his past and RK900/Nines, who is a freed android and Gavin's work partner helping DPD. Nines is trying his best to get past Gavin's walls. The mutual feelings between them only seem to drive them apart as neither thinks they are worthy of the other. Soon. The city is troubled with a case of missing parts from various androids and Nines figures out that there is more to what meets eyes. They take help of an experienced Android who heads the community. The rest film sabot identifying and resolving the mystery of this, in addition to addressing the growing gay love between a human and an android. Its time they tackled their feelings for each other and address it.
Now, yes this is a low budget film with actually pretty amazing production quality, but that doesn't make the film interesting. The characters remain stubbornly two-dimensional and the plot line is wafer thin. You can guess where things are headed. I was more looking forward tp the chemistry and relationship between Gavin and Nines but not much time was devoted to it. I am sure the idea was to make thriller with gay protagonists but hey, it doesn't hurt to expect more from a love angle also. What's shown to us of their relationship is sweet but very lukewarm. The two guys look handsome, act really well as the character demands and have a good chemistry. Sadly same cannot be said about any other actor or the film overall, which drags with little to no action and way too much talking. I salute the effort but overall as a film, it leaves a lot to be desired. (4/10)
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And yes, just as a fan film made, it did not feel amateurish at all. Its just for people like me with no prior context, the film limits its audience.