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Femme

Play trailer 1:39 Poster for Femme Released Mar 22, 2024 1h 39m Mystery & Thriller Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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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Roxana Hadadi New York Magazine/Vulture A volatile, sensuous revenge film in which the body and its desires don’t lie. Sep 17, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) As a thriller it absolutely works, but as a film that speaks to a very real thing, it's even better. Apr 5, 2024 Full Review Mattie Lucas trans|cendental cinema A sexy and stylishly directed thriller with a genuine heat in its depiction of sexuality, thanks to some fantastic performances by both Stewart-Jarrett and MacKay. Rated: 3/4 Jan 23, 2025 Full Review Jericho Tadeo MovieWeb It succeeds precisely because it is gay. The film's inherent disruption of tradition speaks to the essence of queer existence, defying the rules placed before them and resisting easy categorization. Rated: 4.5/5 Jul 12, 2024 Full Review Kaiya Shunyata Dread Central From its soul-shattering performances to its raw exploration of queer life, Femme is a film that you cannot miss. Rated: 4.5/5 Jul 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Genevieve F Great thriller. The acting is outstanding. Well done! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review Kiki Great British sex filled suspenseful drama. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member LIEBE IST NICHT IMMER LOGISCH Jules ist ein bekannter Drag Künstler, doch an einem Abend in einem Drugstore wird er von Preston und seinen Kumpels zusammengeschlagen. Völlig verängstigt wagt er sich eines Tages wieder heraus und trifft in einem Schwulenclub auf Preston, der ihn aber nicht erkennt. Eine verrückte Beziehung aus Rache, Furcht und Angst beginnt an dessem Ende nur Elend und Leid wartet. Femme von 2023 geht ca. 95 Minuten und ist ab 16 Jahren freigegeben. Wir haben hier ein Drama mit George MacKay (1917) in der Hauptrolle, in dem es um eine Beziehung geht die aus Toxischkeit und Abscheu besteht. Schauspielerisch ist das hier ganz großes Kino, jede Rolle ist glaubwürdig gespielt und die Story um das ungleiche Paar zwar stets spannend und gewissermaßen prickelnd, aber dennoch konnte ich die Entscheidungen der beiden selten nachvollziehen. Man lernt sich auf sehr feindlicheweise kennen aber kommt dann doch irgendwie zusammen? Man spürt den inneren Konflikt von Jules wie er seinen Racheplan gegenüber seinem Peiniger umsetzen will, aber Gefühle ihn immer wieder schwanken lassen. Bei Preston genauso, der harte und eiskalte Gangster der aber seine Homosexualität geheimhalten muss um nicht selbst von seinen Kumpels aufgemischt zu werden. Das Finale lässt beide Figuren mit ihren Taten konfrontieren und die Gemüter kochen extrem hoch, auch wenn ich das relativ offene Ende nicht überzeugend fand. Am Ende bleibt ein Werk das kurzweilig ist, eine feindseliger Beziehung zeigt die unter Dauerspannung steht da man nie weiss wann der Gegenüber ausflippt oder das große Geheimnis auf fliegt. Von mir bekommt der Film 8/10 Punkten. Wenn also jemand Homophob reagiert, immer dran denken diese Person ist vielleicht versteckt Homosexuell. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/19/25 Full Review Victor C This film definitely won't be for everyone. Erotic yet dirty, complex yet simple. Amazing performances from both leads. Full of sex and rage what's not to like?! Brilliant Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sam H. Freeman

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Ng Choon Ping

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George MacKay

Preston

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Jules

Aaron Heffernan

Oz

John McCrea

Toby

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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
Producer
Sam Ritzenberg, Myles Payne
Screenwriter
Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping
Distributor
Utopia
Production Co
Under New Mgmt, Anton, BBC Film, Agile Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 30, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$185.9K
Runtime
1h 39m
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