Desire Lines

2024

1h 23m

Documentary

Drama

LGBTQ+

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80%

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15 Reviews

Past and present collide when an Iranian American transman portals through the LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to unravel his own sexual desires.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

An excellent documentary about gender expression, sexuality, and trans identity in “Desire Lines,” but it’s also embedded in a narrative feature that doesn’t work quite as well.

Feb 1, 2024

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

To be trans is to constantly be discovered. Every decade cis people act as if we’re new and every year a trans person invents themself and finds our history.

Jan 25, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

Cinema Daily US

Desire Lines is hypnotic and enduring, a remarkably incisive work that should be seen far and wide, especially by those who believe they couldn’t possibly relate to the subject matter of this film.

Rated: B+

Jul 24, 2024

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Jericho Tadeo

The Asian Cut

Desire Lines is, at once, a steamy and insightful investigation of the space where gender expression and sexual orientation intersect.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 12, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

With an almost restlessly inventive approach, filmmaker Jules Rosskam mixes documentary and drama to explore the rarely recounted experiences of gay trans men, asking whether testosterone treatment can shift sexuality.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 4, 2024

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

Ultimately a sex-positive, layered piece of work that provides trans men with the authentic representation needed in a time where they are continually the victim of harmful rhetoric, Desire Lines is sure to spark interesting, necessary conversation.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 9, 2024

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Aden Hakimi

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Jules Rosskam

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Nate Gualtieri

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Andre Perez

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Synopsis

Past and present collide when an Iranian American transman portals through the LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to unravel his own sexual desires.

Director: Jules Rosskam
Producer: Andre Perez, Amy Powell, Brittani Ward, Jules Rosskam
Screenwriter: Jules Rosskam, Nate Gualtieri
Genre: Documentary, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 23m