Drifter

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Drifter

2023

1h 19m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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Moritz (22) follows his boyfriend Jonas to Berlin only to be abandoned by him within a few weeks. For some time he finds security with the older Noah, but then moves on. He changes his looks and dives into the city's vibrating techno world. He learns to express his repressed desires, but he also starts to lose himself in drugs and emotional alienation. With the help of his queer friends, Moritz develops his own ideas of sexuality and masculinity, leading him a little closer to himself.

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Dark, sordid and completely unapologetic, but there’s very little that’s sexy about its sexual content. Low-stakes and somewhat ambivalent, this is the Germanic sister to 2018’s Sauvage, but without even half of its clout.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 21, 2024

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

Drifter comes alive in its quieter moments, where glances are enough to convey what’s left unsaid and our protagonist simply exists, in a community in flux, searching for his own identity in the midst of it all.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 20, 2023

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The more we think about it, the film becomes increasingly provocative, involving and even moving.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 18, 2023

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

The performances have a palpable authenticity, especially Hochhuth...There's a fleeting nod to the sexual freedom of Weimar Berlin and a breeze of doom in the air which adds to the film's intrigue.

Rated: B

Apr 18, 2023

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Sarah Manvel

Critic's Notebook

A thoughtful club movie, but it is not interested in the tawdry physical sensation as much as it’s wondering what it’s like to feel those tawdry physical sensations.

Apr 1, 2023

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Nikki Baughan

Screen International

Throughout, Hochhuth’s nuanced performance anchors the whole thing in the emotional authenticity of a young man learning how to break free of cultural expectations and fully embrace his true self.

Mar 28, 2023

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Hannes Hirsch

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Moritz

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Noah

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Moritz (22) follows his boyfriend Jonas to Berlin only to be abandoned by him within a few weeks. For some time he finds security with the older Noah, but then moves on. He changes his looks and dives into the city's vibrating techno world. He learns to express his repressed desires, but he also starts to lose himself in drugs and emotional alienation. With the help of his queer friends, Moritz develops his own ideas of sexuality and masculinity, leading him a little closer to himself.

Director: Hannes Hirsch
Producer: Diemo Kemmesies, Hannes Hirsch
Screenwriter: Hannes Hirsch, River Matzke, Hannes Hirsch, River Matzke
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: German
Runtime: 1h 19m

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