The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin
Feb 24, 2023 | IMDB 4
87 min Watch NowDrama, Romance
From a swimming pool in Brazil to the back seat of a car in Germany via an apartment in the early hours of the morning where three men dance to the beat of wild passions, here are four stories about the marks that can be left when skin touches skin. Even in brightness, some shadows will always linger. The 4 short films are: Offline [Desconexo] (2020); Hedon (2019); Adán & Esteban (2022); Private Photos [Fotos Privadas] (2020).
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Walk on Water
Paradise Now
Billy Elliot
All About My Mother
Bad Education
Brokeback Mountain
Siberia and Him
Music for Bleeding Hearts
Shabbat Dinner
Irreversible
Samira
Silence
Place
Poz
The Second Coming
Little Gay Boy
Honey
Narcissus and Goldmund
Buddy
Young Hearts
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IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 2004
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2000
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IMDB 7.6 | Apr , 1999
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IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2004
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IMDB 3.4 | Oct , 2019
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IMDB 7 | Oct , 2019
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IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 2012
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IMDB 7.2 | May , 2002
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IMDB 1 | Jan , 2016
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 2016
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IMDB 0 | May , 2016
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IMDB 3.3 | Nov , 1995
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IMDB 4.5 | Feb , 2013
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 2024
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IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 2020
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IMDB 8.5 | Oct , 2024
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