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 ...
Petros, a 45-year-old office archaeologist, has just come out of a long-term relationship, disillusioned by the romantic notion of self-less love. During a visit to the ancient theater of Argos, he will meet Hussam, a young Arab immigrant who eventually becomes his lover. As you can imagine, Hussam sometimes has these guilt situations given his Arab origins, but also something about Petros that makes him want to be with him. Petros also helps manage a small music group of young Albanians, two men and one woman, who come and start living with him, out of the blue. It feels Petros is the helping kinda guy. Petros and Hussam have occasional arguments around love, immigration , money and sex. Soon Hussam also moves in with him, constantly reminding him that he is there for love because if he wanted, he can get enough money for sex, being young and Arab. In fact he does trick out occasionally. He also sometimes steals from Petros but really still loves him. I don't know, their relationship is never really clear to me. At some point Hussam also meets Petros' family who welcomes them and then as randomly the film started, it ends. In between this main story, Petros meets a bunch of "different" people, who leave an impression on him and who affect him financially or emotionally.
As I mentioned before, this film doesn't amen much sense in terms of what it is really trying to say. If you read the official synopsis, don't get fooled by it. The film is quite different and unsure of its purpose. Ambitious in its scope - an anatomy of post-crisis life in Athens with an emphasis on LGBTQ and immigration themes - , it veers off a bit too quickly to predictable melodramatic tropes. And then it suddenly goes from black and white to color in the last 5 minutes. The actors playing Petros and Hussam are both quite good looking and hot (or maybe that's just my type) and we do get see some kissing and ass shots, which are good for eye-candy, but overall as a film, it is a huge disappointment. (2.5/10)
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