Femme

Showings

SilverCity Sudbury Fri, Sep 22 8:00 PM
Film Info
Release Year/Année de sortie:2023
Original Language/Langue originale:English
Country/Origine:UK
Cast/Crew Info
Director/Réalisateur:Sam H. Freeman
Ng Choon Ping

Description

Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.
With his performances as Aphrodite Banks, Jules (Stewart-Jarrett) has a place among London’s celebrated drag artists. One night after a show, he steps out to get some cigarettes and is brutally attacked by a guy out with a gang of blokes. Although Jules can recover physically, he withdraws from the outside world, traumatized. Months later, he recognizes his attacker by chance in a gay sauna. Without make-up and wrapped only in a towel, Jules is able to approach the other man incognito and find out who he is. He begins an affair with the closeted homosexual Preston (MacKay) in order to take his revenge.

Jules, mieux connu sous son nom de scène, la magnifique Aphrodite Banks, est l’une des artistes de drag queen les plus en vogue de Londres. Un soir, après un spectacle, il sort pour acheter des cigarettes, toujours accoutré en femme. Il est brutalement agressé par une bande de voyous homophobes. Physiquement, Jules arrive à s’en remettre, mais les blessures psychologiques sont plus lentes à guérir. Traumatisé, il décide d’abandonner la drag. Quelques mois plus tard, dans un sauna gai, il reconnaît un visage à travers la vapeur. C’est un de ses agresseurs. Poussé malgré lui à approcher cet homme et à faire sa connaissance, il ira même jusqu’à fréquenter Preston, un homosexuel encore «dans le placard». Jules commence à planifier sa vengeance.

Additional Information

Content Advisory: Adult themes, violence, coarse language, nudity/sexual activity. Indended for adult audiences