This Hindi movie is a pretty straightforward slice-of-life story that tries to give a modern look at what it's like to be a single, professional gay man. It dives into how he understands who he is, the chances he missed out on, and the personal choices he’s made along the way. The director used three parallel timelines to tell the story, which honestly didn't make much sense to me. While the core idea was actually pretty interesting, I really feel like this would have worked way better as a short film considering the point it was trying to make. Still, it wasn't a bad watch. The plot centers on Rachit, a city professional, and his friend Shikhar as they hang out for an evening. Rachit is a polished, urban guy, while Shikhar has more of a "small-town" rustic vibe, and you can really see the contrast between them when they talk. As the night goes on, Rachit starts thinking back to some old memories from a long time ago. He remembers being an intern after college in ...
Every weekend the gay male choir G-Voice rehearses in Seoul – as they have been doing since 2003. The choir, being a kind of antidote to homophobic Korean society, makes the everyday lives of gay men its theme in an intelligent and humorous way. For their tenth anniversary, the members are planning to give their first big concert with ambitious arrangements, creative choreographies and many new pieces. This really puts these amateur singers to the test because the enthusiasm of some members outweighs their vocal abilities, whilst others work themselves into the ground as voluntary organisers. Besides preparing for their big day, G-Voice is also politically active, singing for equality and serenading against discrimination, and not just at LGBTQ demos.
This is the basic premise of the film. But what makes it extremely interesting is the stories of some of its prominent members: right from their childhood, to their dating stories in and out of the choir, their heartbreaks, the general homophobia they have faced and most importantly the amazing friends circle that this group has made who are always there for each other in thick and thin. Almost every single person the crew talks to has an inherent charm from the way they speak and how much they are willing to share. As I mentioned before, A huge kudos to the director of this documentary for succeeding in giving a different perspective of gay men in South Korea. Some of the music sequences have been directed in a filmy way which makes watching them very pleasant. We see them rehearsing, chit chatting over meals etc. Filmed in the style of glossy music videos, G-Voices’ set-pieces provide a commentary, among other things, on the men’s experiences of Korean society, their conservative families and a gay joy of life. But as I mentioned before, for some reason the same novelty that drew me into this film in the beginning very soon started to wear off. This could be just me personally butI feel a tighter and shorter duration of the documentary could have had a more successful story. (5.5/10)
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