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Gerontophilia is one of Bruce LaBruce’s gentler films, turning an age-gap romance into a surprisingly tender story about desire outside conventional expectations. The premise remains provocative, but Pier-Gabriel Lajoie and Walter Borden bring warmth that keeps the film from becoming a simple exercise in shock.
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