Femme

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1 hr. 39 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

LGBTQ+

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79 Reviews

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With his performances as Aphrodite Banks, Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Candyman) 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 man (George MacKay, 1917), out with a gang of his friends. Although Jules is able to 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 Preston, with a plan to take his revenge.

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Critics Consensus

Sexually charged and riddled with tension, Femme redresses the noir genre and may leave audiences biting their nails to the nub.

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Genevieve F

Great thriller. The acting is outstanding. Well done!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Kiki

Great British sex filled suspenseful drama.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Kelvin G

The acting in this was great and they made you feel a lot of the tension given the situations. It was also shot well but the story didn't click all the way and the ending left me feeling like it was unfinished.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Taye

This was a great movie. The acting was so good. The energy was on point. Sexy Thriller with horror elements. A+

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Doyle R

Gritty. Great performances.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Lisa R

Ultimately thought it was quite good. Glad it turned out to be more complicated than a simple revenge movie. Gave it 4 instead of 5 stars only because some of the reversals seemed a little quick/unbelievable to me. But overall found it very intriguing, nuanced, and heart-twisting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Sam H. Freeman

Director

Ng Choon Ping

Director

George MacKay

Preston

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Jules

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Manuel Betancourt

Los Angeles Times

Within that funhouse mirror of an erotic-thriller premise, “Femme” proves to be a gorgeously mounted meditation on queer and queered performance.

Apr 17, 2024

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

As a thriller it absolutely works, but as a film that speaks to a very real thing, it's even better.

Apr 5, 2024

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

The uncompromising drama wrings your emotions dry and challenges your own ideas of what is right and just.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 4, 2024

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping...impress with the complexity they bring to the issue of identity, gay bashing and the closeted individuals who engage in it... a strong, stylish and sexy debut that leaves us with a punch to the gut.

Rated: B+

Apr 17, 2024

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

This steamy revenge thriller...driven by intense performances from Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay...packs a punch despite its structural and technical raggedness.

Rated: B-

Apr 16, 2024

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Incredibly tense and superbly acted, Femme is an outstanding debut feature from directors Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 15, 2024

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Synopsis

With his performances as Aphrodite Banks, Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Candyman) 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 man (George MacKay, 1917), out with a gang of his friends. Although Jules is able to 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 Preston, with a plan to take his revenge.

Director: Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping
Executive Producer: Marnie Podos, Eva Yates, Sébastien Raybaud, Kate Maxwell, David Staniland, Harriet Harper-Jones, Cécile Gaget
Screenwriter: Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping
Distributor: Utopia
Production Co: Under New Mgmt, Agile Films, BBC Film, Anton
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $167.0K