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Aspiring author Max begins a double life as a sex worker. Things get hot and heavy in this collection of films centring the sex lives of men. A steamy car wash rendezvous makes two soccer players question their secret relationship. Oh, and someone discovers he cums gold.

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A recently single twenty-something throws himself into a whirlwind of new sexual experiences as he tries to get over the heartbreak of his first love. Lust, passion and obsession collide on his chaotic quest to find new love — and himself fiom gay in this raw, deeply personal Danish drama.

As they succumb to temptation, Emma simultaneously befriends Cyril and the three form an unconventional makeshift family, in this moving French melodrama set in the shadow of the AIDS epidemic. Movies for gay men and those who love them. Duino Sun 16 Feb, pm Event Cinemas, George St and Sat 22 Feb, pm Event Cinemas, George St This beautifully told Argentinian drama focuses on a filmmaker whose latest project captures a pivotal time from his student days, when he developed a strong attraction to a classmate.

Love in the Big City Sat 22 Feb, pm Event Cinemas, George St When outspoken Jae-hee discovers quiet Heung-soo is gay she chooses to protect him, rather than out him, sparking an intimate and life-long friendship. In Ashes Thu 20 Feb, pm Event Cinemas, George St A recently single twenty-something throws himself into a whirlwind of new sexual experiences as he tries to get over the heartbreak of his first love.

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