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Drama

Not That Kind of Guy

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Léto, a young trans and gay man, lives in a small, social housing apartment near Tours. During the day, he kills boredom on his phone from the ticket booth of a movie theater on its last legs. But where he's looking for feelings, he's only offered sex. So at night, he flees disillusionment by heading for the stars. The roof of his high-rise building is like his moped: a refuge, an escape. However, one morning, the parking lot of an ice rink becomes the setting for a life-changing encounter when he comes face to face with Hamza, a solitary employee with an enigmatic charm. The emotional disturbance is immediate. With all due respect to the scoundrels!

Release Date : 2020-08-01

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Wombat Films

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sohan Pague

Character Name : Léto

Original Name : Sohan Pague

Gender : Male

Issa Al Issa

Character Name : Hamza

Original Name : Issa Al Issa

Gender : Male

Tibo Drouet

Character Name : Jordan

Original Name : Tibo Drouet

Gender : Male

Philippe Bilheur

Character Name :

Original Name : Philippe Bilheur

Gender : Male

Raphaël Thiéry

Character Name :

Original Name : Raphaël Thiéry

Gender : Male

Clementine Sergent

Character Name : Clarisse

Original Name : Clementine Sergent

Gender : Male

Lahcen Elmazouzi

Character Name :

Original Name : Lahcen Elmazouzi

Gender : Male

Leyhan Hoinard

Character Name :

Original Name : Leyhan Hoinard

Gender : Male

Théophile Dubus

Character Name :

Original Name : Théophile Dubus

Gender : Male

Anthony Da Silva

Character Name :

Original Name : Anthony Da Silva

Gender : Male

Nicolas Ali Larbi

Character Name :

Original Name : Nicolas Ali Larbi

Gender : Male

Sébastien Ali Larbi

Character Name :

Original Name : Sébastien Ali Larbi

Gender : Male

Sarah Al Atassi

Character Name :

Original Name : Sarah Al Atassi

Gender : Male

Maël Dutheil

Character Name :

Original Name : Maël Dutheil

Gender : Male

Simon Frenay

Character Name :

Original Name : Simon Frenay

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-10

This packs quite a lot into twenty-five minutes. "Léto" (Sohan Pague) is an ostensibly gay lad living in a fairly rough French housing estate. He hooks up, in the dark, now and again and is bullied pretty relentlessly by the homophobic thugs who live nearby. He has another secret though - that's one we gradually assume rather than are told about - and that's where this rather falls down. You have to watch for yourself to see what I mean, but the rest of the film really would have benefitted from a clearer statement of identity so we could better understand just how "Léto" was coming to terms with his complicated sexuality. The photography has an intensity to it that could be intrusive, but isn't - it's quite engaging as we share a lifestyle that is futile and unrewarding until, well, "Hamza" (Issa Al Issa) appears working at the car park by the local ice rink, and things take what might just be a turn for the better. Pague is quite effective here, and as we fill in the gaps ourselves, the story starts to pan out nicely and offering us a "work in progress" ending. Certainly worth a watch.