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      Tomcat

      2016 1h 54m Drama LGBTQ+ List
      56% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 82% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Men who live without women have to manage their emotions themselves. Stefan stumbles from crisis to crisis, while Andreas has to work through feelings of estrangement. Read More Read Less

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      Robert Yes this movie kicks ass but why don't they let u watch it on any flipping app that sucks ... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/22 Full Review Audience Member Any thing with cats is good for me. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member LGBT films have made slow progress, but progress nonetheless. They used to fall into one category: the coming-of-age/coming-out story, always with a tragic ending (see: Boys Donâ(TM)t Cry, 1999; Brokeback Mountain, 2005). Weâ(TM)re moving away from that at a steady rate, as usual looking outside Hollywood to independent cinema, and tragedy is no longer a given. Still with some way to go, a welcome addition is the â~relationship in crisisâ(TM) category (See: The Kids are All Right 2010; Concussion 2013). Middle-age or boredom, rather than homosexuality, are the dilemmas here. Tomcat is an engaging feature from Austrian director Händl Klaus. It will be shocking in different ways on either side of the Atlantic â" Iâ(TM)d be curious to see what American censors make of the abundance of male full frontal nudity. It should also be approached with caution by cat lovers. Still waters run deep. At the outset, Andreas (Philipp Hochmair) and Stefan (Lukas Turtur) have a solid, kind, loving relationship. Friends and neighbours of the couple are kept in the dark about the troubling events in the home. Stefanâ(TM)s erratic behaviour seems to be spurred on by dissatisfaction in his relationship, although this is only hinted at, and never really addressed. Tomcat is a portrait of domestic violence. It is notable in that it displays two significant points. Firstly, that domestic violence can manifest itself in many forms, and secondly, that it can occur in same-sex relationships. Two concepts which people often doubt. It is for these reasons that Tomcat is important â" not just for the LGBT+ audience. There is not a huge amount of violence in Tomcat, but the outburst that is there is so jarring it will stay with you throughout the remainder of the film. The audience is with Andreas in his shock and disquietude. He asks the doctor â~Will he hurt himself?â(TM) but the unasked questions loom heavily: will he do it again? will he hurt me? The overarching theme of Tomcat is one of trust. One action, sudden and unexpected, can shake the foundations of a relationship, and once trust has been broken, can it ever be repaired? The original title, Kater, means both tomcat and hangover in German. Just as a hangover, Tomcat will be in your head the following day. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Wendy Ide Observer (UK) [An] intriguing study of a relationship suddenly tipped off balance. Rated: 3/5 May 14, 2017 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) There's a whiff of mild homophobia about it, and it reminded me of the work of another Austrian film-maker, Michael Haneke, in that it basically hates its characters. Rated: 2/5 May 12, 2017 Full Review Leslie Felperin Guardian Psychologically, there's perhaps something in the situation that's worth exploring, but director Hndl Klaus so attenuates the already thin plot material that after a while it's hard to care about these guys. Rated: 3/5 May 12, 2017 Full Review Ben Turner The Pink Lens With its story actually quite interesting, a ruthless editor is all that would have been needed to turn this into a fantastic film. Rated: 3/5 Sep 2, 2021 Full Review Alistair Ryder Gay Essential A masterclass in generating tension from the most mundane events, going so far as to indirectly ask the viewer if they would ever truly be able to trust their partners, despite never knowing what is going on inside their minds at any given moment. Oct 8, 2018 Full Review Jon Lyus HeyUGuys Tomcat is a difficult movie to penetrate; in many ways it is both painstakingly tedious yet at the same time it broaches a topic seldom seen in cinema. Rated: 2/5 May 12, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Men who live without women have to manage their emotions themselves. Stefan stumbles from crisis to crisis, while Andreas has to work through feelings of estrangement.
      Director
      Klaus Händl
      Screenwriter
      Klaus Händl
      Production Co
      Coop99 Filmproduktion
      Genre
      Drama, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      German
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 6, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 54m
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